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ArticleRadiology case reports2020

Goblet Cell Carcinoid (GCC) of the Appendix presenting as a Small Bowel Obstruction.

Shaani Singhal, Ryan Hirsch, Yeu Sheng Ang, Asiri Arachchi, Zoltan Hrabovszky, Mikhail Fisher

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shaani SinghalDepartment of General Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Ryan HirschDepartment of General Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yeu Sheng AngDepartment of General Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Asiri ArachchiDepartment of General Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Zoltan HrabovszkyDepartment of General Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Mikhail FisherDepartment of General Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Monash Medical Centre · AUDandenong Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 68 year old male presented to our Emergency Department with a one-day history of right sided abdominal pain, distention and vomiting on a background of no previous abdominal surgery. Abdominal CT demonstrated a high grade, closed loop small bowel obstruction involving the terminal segment of the ileum. Also of significance was alow-density appendiceal nodule. A subsequent laparoscopy revealed the tip of the appendix adherent to the mesosigmoid colon, forming a tight band and consequent mechanical bowel obstruction. Furthermore, the meso-appendix was embedded with crystal deposits and extruding mucin. The decision was made to convert to laparotomy and perform a caecectomy. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated reactivity to synaptophysin, chromogranin A and CD56, confirming the diagnosis of Goblet Cell Carcinoid. A staging CT after this initial surgery revealed no metastasis. After discussion at our oncology MDT, the patient went on to receive a completion right hemicolectomy which revealed no further malignancy on histology. The patient otherwise progressed well, and made a good post-operative recovery.

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General surgeryGoblet cell carcinoidRadiologySmall bowel obstruction

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PMID32617127
PMCPMC7322488
OpenAlexW3037338309

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