Neuroendocrine Tumor in Choledochal Cyst - Case Report and Review of Literature

• Authors: Divya Dahiya , Krishnan Raman , Harjit Singh
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The report presents a rare case of carcinoid tumor in a 17 year female who presented with epigastric pain of one week duration. She was diagnosed to have type I choledochal cyst on abdominal ultrasound and MRI. She underwent total excision of choledochal cyst with roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. His-topathological examination revealed a neuroendocrine tumor within choledochal cyst which was immunoreactive for Chromogranin A. Patient is well at 6 months of follow up. These tumors are characteristically slow-growing, therefore awareness of its presence preoperatively can facilitate optimal management by performing surgical resection with negative margins which offers the best chance of long-term survival.

Keywords

EN

neuroendocrine tumor; carcinoid tumor; choledochal cyst

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 83
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 627-629

Dates

published

1 - 11 - 2011

online

13 - 1 - 2012

Contributors

author

Divya Dahiya

• Department of HPB Surgery, Hospital Selayang, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia

author

Krishnan Raman

• Department of HPB Surgery, Hospital Selayang, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia

author

Harjit Singh

• Department of HPB Surgery, Hospital Selayang, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-011-0099-0