Carcionoid of the appendix in pregnant woman - case report and literature review.
Neuroendocrine neoplasms are detected very rarely in pregnant women. The following is a case report of carcinoid tumor of the appendix diagnosed in 28 year-old woman at 25th week of gestation. The woman delivered spontaneously a healthy baby at the 38th week of gestation. She did not require adjuvant therapy with somatostatin analogues. The patient remained in remission. There are not established standards of care due to the very rare incidence of carcinoid tumors in pregnancy. A review of the literature related to management and prognosis in such cases was done.
1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
Szymon
S
Piatek
1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
Malgorzata
M
Gajewska
1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
Grzegorz
G
Panek
1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
Miroslaw
M
Wielgos
D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D036801:Parturition / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin