Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Multiple carcinoids of the jejunum: A case report

Dr. Keesara Vivek Reddy, Dr. Mangal Mahajan, Dr. Priscilla Joshi, Dr. Ravi M. Swami

Abstract :

 Carcinoid tumor of the intestine is an unusual tumor and multiple carcinoids of the bowel are very rare.  Jejunal carcinoidsaccount for 7 % of all carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal system1. They are multicentric in 20 % to 30 % of cases2.To our knowledge, we report the first case with more than 70 carcinoids in the jejunum, with a large mesenteric metastatic deposit causing desmoplastic reaction . The patient presented with symptoms 

of carcinoid syndrome.

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Dr. Keesara Vivek Reddy, Dr. Mangal Mahajan, Dr. Priscilla Joshi, Dr. Ravi M. Swami Multiple carcinoids of the jejunum: A case report Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 4 April 2015


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