Primary carcinoid tumor of the mesentery

A primary carcinoid tumor of the mesentery was associated with intestinal obstruction in a 74-year-old man. Increased levels of plasma pancreatic polypeptide were subsequently demonstrated. An autopsy performed four years later showed carcinoid metastatic dissemination and confirmed the primary mese...

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Published inHuman pathology Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 796 - 798
Main Authors Barnardo, David E., Stavrou, Margaret, Bourne, Roger, Bogomoletz, Wladimir V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.1984
Elsevier
Subjects
Abdomen
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoid Tumor - blood
Carcinoid Tumor - complications
Carcinoid Tumor - pathology
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Ileal Diseases - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Liver Neoplasms - secondary
Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Mesentery
Pancreatic Polypeptide - blood
Peritoneal Neoplasms - blood
Peritoneal Neoplasms - complications
Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Tumors
Pathology
Mesentery
Carcinoid tumor
Surgery
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Summary:A primary carcinoid tumor of the mesentery was associated with intestinal obstruction in a 74-year-old man. Increased levels of plasma pancreatic polypeptide were subsequently demonstrated. An autopsy performed four years later showed carcinoid metastatic dissemination and confirmed the primary mesenteric origin of the carcinoid tumor initially resected at surgery.
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ISSN:0046-8177
1532-8392
DOI:10.1016/S0046-8177(84)80174-4