Carcinoid Tumor of the appendix: an incidental finding in child
Journal Title: IP Archives of Cytology and Histopathology Research - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
With reference to carcinoid tumor of the appendix in a child, we want to share our experience and enlighten the occurrence of this carcinoid tumor in a child as an incidental finding in routine appendectomy specimen. Carcinoid tumors are rare neuroendocrine tumours with most common frequency in the appendix(1). In children, they are less common with a reported incidence of 0.08%(2). To the best of our knowledge, only handful of cases of carcinoid tumor in children has been reported in Indian sub-continent. Although rare, carcinoid tumor is considered the most common type of appendiceal primary malignant lesion and usually diagnosed incidentally in appendectomy specimen and is found in 0.3-0.9% of patients undergoing appendectomy(3). Despite the fact that it is among the most frequently occurring carcinoids in surgical practice with rare pre-operative diagnosis, most of surgeons may encounter only one or two such lesions during their career(4). Hence it is important to know correct management of such a rare tumor(5). Personally it was the first time; we encountered incidental histopathological diagnosis of carcinoid in appendix in 12 years of Pathology practice.
Authors and Affiliations
Dhiraj B. Nikumbh, Sudhir Singhavi, Shirish R Gondane, Kishor H Suryawanshi, Poonam S Pagare
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