Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a small bowel carcinoid tumour
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a gastrointestinal carcinoid tumour is rare and the long-term management and prognosis have not been clearly defined. The natural history is different from gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma, although its...
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doaj-e38d12b2eb2b4500b2cdec02b31c02492020-11-24T21:02:03ZengBMCWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology1477-78192006-11-01417510.1186/1477-7819-4-75Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a small bowel carcinoid tumourGarcia AnaDaniels Ian RGutierrez GonzaloRamia Jose M<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a gastrointestinal carcinoid tumour is rare and the long-term management and prognosis have not been clearly defined. The natural history is different from gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma, although its capacity to invade regional lymph nodes and generate distal metastasis can make the management more complex. Whilst the development of carcinomatosis is uncommonly reported, it may be higher than expected.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 63 years-old woman underwent emergency surgery in 1993 for right iliac fossa pain and a mass that was found to be an ileal carcinoid tumour. Over the next ten years, further surgery was required for disseminated disease with peritoneal carcinomatosis and liver metastasis. Systemic chemotherapy had little effect, although Somatostatin was used effectively to relieve symptoms caused by the disseminated disease (flushing and diarrhoea).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Peritoneal carcinomatosis from carcinoid tumours is not well documented in the literature. Aggressive surgery must be performed in order to control the disease since chemotherapy has not been reported to be effective. With repeated surgery long-term survival can be achieved in these patients.</p> http://www.wjso.com/content/4/1/75 |
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Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a small bowel carcinoid tumour |
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Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a small bowel carcinoid tumour |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a gastrointestinal carcinoid tumour is rare and the long-term management and prognosis have not been clearly defined. The natural history is different from gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma, although its capacity to invade regional lymph nodes and generate distal metastasis can make the management more complex. Whilst the development of carcinomatosis is uncommonly reported, it may be higher than expected.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 63 years-old woman underwent emergency surgery in 1993 for right iliac fossa pain and a mass that was found to be an ileal carcinoid tumour. Over the next ten years, further surgery was required for disseminated disease with peritoneal carcinomatosis and liver metastasis. Systemic chemotherapy had little effect, although Somatostatin was used effectively to relieve symptoms caused by the disseminated disease (flushing and diarrhoea).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Peritoneal carcinomatosis from carcinoid tumours is not well documented in the literature. Aggressive surgery must be performed in order to control the disease since chemotherapy has not been reported to be effective. With repeated surgery long-term survival can be achieved in these patients.</p> |
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