Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor in children
David S. Foley, Indira Sunil, Robert Debski, Romeo C. Ignacio, Hirkati S. Nagaraj
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2008 Nov 1
J Pediatr Surg
Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor in children
J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Nov;43(11), David S. Foley, Indira Sunil, Robert Debski, Romeo C. Ignacio, Hirkati S. Nagaraj
ABSTRACT
Primary carcinoid tumors of the liver are rare, with fewer than 60 cases currently reported in the English literature. We present the evaluation and management of a solid hepatic tumor in a 14-year-old boy. Intraoperative biopsy was indeterminant for malignant potential, and the patient underwent complete resection by left hepatic lobectomy. Final histopathologic evaluation of the mass revealed a carcinoid tumor.Extensive endoscopic and radiologic workup revealed no other primary source. The patient...