A half century of experience with carcinoid tumors in children

Cynthia A. Corpron; C. Thomas Black; Cynthia E. Herzog; Rena V. Sellin; Kevin P. Lally; Richard J. Andrassy

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A half century of experience with carcinoid tumors in children

Cynthia A. Corpron, C. Thomas Black, Cynthia E. Herzog, Rena V. Sellin, Kevin P. Lally, Richard J. Andrassy

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Purpose: To investigate the frequency, presentation, clinical management, and prognosis of appendiceal carcinoid tumors in children. Method: A review of our institution's experience over 50 years. Results: Twenty-two patients below the age of 20 presented with appendiceal carcinoid tumor. The mean age at presentation was 14.6 years. Twelve patients presented with symptoms of appendicitis. No tumor was >2.0 cm in size. Only 2 patients underwent resection beyond appendectomy. No patient had recurrent or metastatic carcinoid tumor, and all but 1 patient (who died of ovarian choriocarcinoma) are alive without evidence of carcinoid tumors 1.5 to 30 years after diagnosis. Conclusions: Appendiceal carcinoid tumors in children are rarely life-threatening and the incidence of large tumors (>2.0 cm) is very low. The role of right hemicolectomy in large (>2.0 cm) tumors is questionable in this age group.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	606-608
Number of pages	3
Journal	The American Journal of Surgery
Volume	170
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9610(99)80025-7
State	Published - Dec 1995

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