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Gaceta Médica Espirituana 2017; 19 (2)

Carcinoid tumor of the cecal appendix. Case presentation

Guelmes DAA, Sánchez RCM, Rivero RN

Language: Spanish
References: 10
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ABSTRACT

Background: Appendicular carcinoid tumors are uncommon, occurring mainly in the female sex between the third and fourth decade of life; usually its diagnosis is an incidental anatomopathological finding in the course of an acute appendicitis. Objective: To describe the case of a patient with a carcinoid tumor of the cecal appendix. Case presentation: A 41-year-old female patient with abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa with day of evolution, accompanied by nausea; at the physical examination she presented pain at the decompression in that region, the rest of the abdomen without signs of peritonism. An acute appendicitis was confirmed by abdominal computed tomography (CT), and emergency laparoscopic appendectomy was performed. After the anatomopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of the extracted surgical specimen, there was evidence of a well differentiated carcinoid tumor of the cecal appendix. Conclusions: The patient progressed favorably without postoperative complications, it was not necessary to perform other surgical procedures other than simple appendectomy.


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