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[Carcinoid of Meckel's diverticulum: presentation of a clinical case]
D Iafrancesco1, G Mazzoni, V Vagni
1Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale G.B. Grassi, Roma.
Il Giornale Di Chirurgia
|December 29, 2000
Abstract:
Clinical findings and surgical treatment of a 68 years old man with carcinoid tumor of Meckel's diverticulum are reported. Carcinoids in Meckel's diverticula are rare tumors, commonly discovered incidentally during surgical procedures for different indications. Symptoms are frequently expression of a metastatic disease. Specific diagnostic and therapeutic tools are discussed.