Appendiceal Goblet Cell Carcinoid Tumour: A Case of Unexpected Lung Metastasis

Appendiceal Goblet Cell Carcinoid Tumour: A Case of Unexpected Lung Metastasis

Goblet cell carcinoid tumours are often considered a subset of appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours which behave more aggressively. They usually metastasize through transcoelomic/peritoneal invasion and common sites include the ovaries, peritoneum, and liver. Metastases may have goblet cell carcinoid,...

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Main Authors: Marinos Pericleous, Heather Lumgair, Alex Baneke, Luke Morgan-Rowe, Martyn E. Caplin, Tu Vinh Luong, Christina Thirlwell, Roopinder Gillmore, Christos Toumpanakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours
Goblet cell
Carcinoid tumour
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/339607
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Summary:Goblet cell carcinoid tumours are often considered a subset of appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours which behave more aggressively. They usually metastasize through transcoelomic/peritoneal invasion and common sites include the ovaries, peritoneum, and liver. Metastases may have goblet cell carcinoid, signet ring cell carcinoma or classic carcinoid histology. We report the first case in the literature of a patient with a goblet cell carcinoid with lung metastasis, which was associated with unfavourable outcome.
ISSN:1662-6575

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