Carcinoid tumor of the appendix in children: a case report

Carcinoids are the most common tumors of the appendix. These tumours show a prevalence in white children.

The clinical presentation of the appendiceal carcinoids is similar to that of acute appendicitis, although in many cases the tumour is diagnosed incidentally during an operation. The diagnosis should be confirmed histologically.

The prognosis in patients with local disease is excellent. In small lesions single appendicectomy is considered as the most appropriate treatment, while in larger lesions right colectomy should be performed.

We report a case of a carcinoid tumour in the tip pf the appendix of a thirteen year old girl which was diagnosed intraoperatively. The patient received only appendicectomy due to the small size of the lesion.

Ten years after the operation there is no evidence of recurrence or metastases, and the patient is considered free of disease.

Author: Efstratios Christianakis, Nikolaos Paschalidis, Maria Chorti, Georgios Filippou, Spiros Rizos and Dimitrios Filippou
Credits/Source: Cases Journal 2008, 1:136

Published on: 2008-09-01

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