Abstract |
This case report deals with a patient who presented with 17 small carcinoid tumors of the rectum, the largest measuring less than 1 cm in diameter. After a review of the literature on this subject, this case is believed to be highly unusual in several respects: (1) despite their small size, these tumors resulted in multiple metastases to the regional lymph nodes; (2) both primary tumors and metastases were extensively and strongly argentaffin; and (3) most tumors and metastases contained, when investigated by immunocytochemistry, several biologically active substances such as serotonin, somatostatin, and glucagon-like immunoreactivity.
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Authors | M Kanter, J Lechago |
Journal | Cancer
(Cancer)
Vol. 60
Issue 8
Pg. 1782-6
(Oct 15 1987)
ISSN: 0008-543X [Print] United States |
PMID | 2888527
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Serotonin
- Somatostatin
- Glucagon
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Topics |
- Carcinoid Tumor
(metabolism, pathology)
- Glucagon
(analysis)
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
(pathology)
- Rectal Neoplasms
(metabolism, pathology)
- Rectum
(pathology)
- Serotonin
(analysis)
- Somatostatin
(analysis)
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