Rectal carcinoid tumor with bone marrow and osteoblastic bone metastasis: A case report
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.111-114, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-114
- Anahtar Kelimeler: rectal carcinoid tumor, osteoblastic bone metastasis, bone marrow metastasis
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Rectal carcinoids comprise 12.6% of all carcinoid tumors and represent the third largest group of the gut carcinoids. A 64-year-old woman was diagnosed as high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. She had liver, bone, and bone marrow metastasis. Carcinoid syndrome was diagnosed due to diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, and high level of 24-hour urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (160 mg/24 hours). No response was obtained by octreotide treatment. Rectal carcinoid tumors usually show favorable prognosis; however, poorly differentiated tumors might have unusually aggressive behavior and resistance to treatment. Bone marrow involvement might be a poor prognostic factor in carcinoid tumor as has been the case in many other tumors.