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Primary mesenteric carcinoid tumor.

In-Soo Park¹, Bong-Hyeon Kye, Hyun-Sil Kim

¹Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

|February 12, 2013

Summary

A rare, large primary mesenteric carcinoid tumor was surgically removed. This benign tumor showed no metastasis or recurrence after 11 months, highlighting a rare case of non-metastatic carcinoid tumors.

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Area of Science:

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Background:

Primary mesenteric carcinoid tumors are exceptionally rare.
Secondary mesenteric involvement by carcinoid tumors is common (40-80%).
Large carcinoid tumors (>2 cm) typically have high distant metastasis rates (80-90%).

Keywords:

Carcinoid tumor Mesentery Neoplasms

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