A half century of experience with carcinoid tumors in children.
Am J Surg
; 170(6): 606-8, 1995 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the frequency, presentation, clinical management, and prognosis of appendiceal carcinoid tumors in children.METHOD:
A review of our institution's experience over 50 years.RESULTS:
Twenty-two patients below the age of 20 presented with appendiceal carcinoid tumor. The mean age at presentation was 14.6 years. Twelve patients presented with symptoms of appendicitis. No tumor was > 2.0 cm in size. Only 2 patients underwent resection beyond appendectomy. No patient had recurrent or metastatic carcinoid tumor, and all but 1 patient (who died of ovarian choriocarcinoma) are alive without evidence of carcinoid tumors 1.5 to 30 years after diagnosis.CONCLUSIONS:
Appendiceal carcinoid tumors in children are rarely life-threatening and the incidence of large tumors (> 2.0 cm) is very low. The role of right hemicolectomy in large (> 2.0 cm) tumors is questionable in this age group.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Apéndice
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Tumor Carcinoide
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article