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Query: UMLS:C0007095 (carcinoid)
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Carcinoid tumours of the appendix are rare tumours of the bowel which occasionally are found histologically in resected appendices. There are no publications on the sonographic diagnosis of carcinoid tumours of the appendix in children. We report on the sonographic examination of a carcinoid tumour in a 14-year-old boy. Sonography showed a hypoechoic tumour located at the apex of the appendix with eccentric growth. Histology revealed a carcinoid tumour with invasion of the regional lymphatic vessels.
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PMID:Sonographic diagnosis of a carcinoid tumour of the appendix in a 14-year-old boy. 1269 78