Open AccessGoblet cell carcinoid of the appendix: a case report
Author(s) -
Dudu Solakoğlu Kahraman,
Niyazi Akin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkish journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1309-5730
pISSN - 1018-5615
DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01233
Subject(s) - appendix , goblet cell , carcinoid tumors , adenocarcinoma , pathology , medicine , neuroendocrine tumors , general surgery , biology , epithelium , cancer , paleontology
Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix is a rare neuoroendocrine tumor that possesses histological features of both adenocarcinoma and neuoroendocrine tumor. Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix is more aggressive than conventional neuroendocrine tumors. Here we report a case of a 54-year-old woman with goblet cell carcinoid tumor in the appendix.
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