RT Journal Article
T1 Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a small bowel carcinoid tumour
A1 Gutierrez, Gonzalo
A1 Daniels, Ian R
A1 Garcia, Ana
A1 Ramia, Jose M
K1 Carcinoma
K1 Tumor Carcinoide
K1 Adenocarcinoma
K1 Femenino
K1 Pronóstico
AB BACKGROUND. Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a gastrointestinal carcinoid tumour is rare and the long-term management and prognosis have not been clearly defined. The natural history is different from gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma, although its capacity to invade regional lymph nodes and generate distal metastasis can make the management more complex. Whilst the development of carcinomatosis is uncommonly reported, it may be higher than expected. CASE PRESENTATIONA 63 years-old woman underwent emergency surgery in 1993 for right iliac fossa pain and a mass that was found to be an ileal carcinoid tumour. Over the next ten years, further surgery was required for disseminated disease with peritoneal carcinomatosis and liver metastasis. Systemic chemotherapy had little effect, although Somatostatin was used effectively to relieve symptoms caused by the disseminated disease (flushing and diarrhoea). CONCLUSION. Peritoneal carcinomatosis from carcinoid tumours is not well documented in the literature. Aggressive surgery must be performed in order to control the disease since chemotherapy has not been reported to be effective. With repeated surgery long-term survival can be achieved in these patients.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2006
FD 2006-11-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/469
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/469
LA en
NO Gutierrez G,  Daniels IR, Garcia A, Ramia JM. Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a small bowel carcinoid tumour. World J Surg Oncol. 2006 Nov 3;4:75.
NO Journal Article;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025