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.
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.
Authors: Pournima Navalkele; M Sue O'Dorisio; Thomas M O'Dorisio; Gideon K D Zamba; Charles F Lynch Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer Date: 2011-01 Impact factor: 3.167
Authors: Maria Alejandra Forero Molina; Elizabeth Garcia; Deyanira Gonzalez-Devia; Rafael García-Duperly; Alonso Vera Journal: World Allergy Organ J Date: 2017-09-04 Impact factor: 4.084