Carcinoid tumour in a Meckel's diverticulum report of a case

Shaw, JamesH. F.

doi:10.1002/bjs.1800560820

Journal of British Surgery

1969

DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800560820

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Carcinoid tumour in a Meckel's diverticulum report of a case

JamesH. F. Shaw¹

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Argentaffin-cell tumour of Meckel's diverticulum a report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Jones

Thompson

Williams

1972

Journal of British Surgery

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Two patients with argentaffin carcinoma (carcinoid tumour) of Meckel's diverticulum are described and the literature is reviewed. Only 45 previous cases have been reported. In both patients the primary tumour had metastasized by the time the diagnosis was made. The first patient developed the carcinoid syndrome 3 months after removal of the tumour but he is alive and well over 5 years later. The findings in these 2 patients add further support to the view that a carcinoid in a Meckel's diverticulum behaves like that in the small bowel rather than that in the appendix, with an appreciable (21 per cent) incidence of metastasis. The recommended treatment, therefore, should be similar to that of small intestinal carcinoid, namely, wide excision of intestine with a wedge of mesentery. Furthermore, prophylactic resection of Meckel's diverticulum is recommended whenever possible to eliminate the possibility of subsequent development of this tumour.

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Argentaffin-cell tumour of Meckel's diverticulum a report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Jones

Thompson

Williams

1972

Journal of British Surgery

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Carcinoid tumors of Meckel's diverticula

Nies¹,

Zielke²,

Hasse³

et al. 1992

Diseases of the Colon &Amp; Rectum

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Two cases of carcinoid tumors in Meckel's diverticula are reported. Additionally, data of 104 published cases of carcinoids in this rare location are analyzed. The average age of the patients is 56.6 years and corresponds to the age of patients with ileal carcinoids. Carcinoids in Meckel's diverticula also resemble ileal carcinoids in their biological behavior more than they do appendiceal carcinoids. Tumors larger than 5 mm have a marked risk to metastasize. By the time symptoms are present, 77 percent of these tumors have already metastasized. Men are affected by this tumor 2.5 times more often than women. Carcinoids in Meckel's diverticula metastasize twice as often in female as in male patients. More than 70 percent of carcinoids in Meckel's diverticula are found at the tips of the diverticula. An aggressive surgical management of tumors larger than 5 mm is recommended.

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Carcinoid tumour in a Meckel's diverticulum report of a case

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Argentaffin-cell tumour of Meckel's diverticulum a report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Argentaffin-cell tumour of Meckel's diverticulum a report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Carcinoid tumors of Meckel's diverticula

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