Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix: a case report

Abstract

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 Key Words: Neuroendocrine tumors, Carcinoid, Goblet cell, Appendix ÖZApendiksin goblet hücreli karsinoidi, adenokarsinom ve nöroen-dokrin tümörün histolojik özelliklerini gösteren ender görülen bir nöroendokrin tümördür. Konvansiyonel nöroendokrin tümörden daha agresif seyir gösterirler. Burada akut apendisitis semptomları ile başvuran ve mikroskopik incelemede goblet hücreli karsinoid ve akut apendisit tanısı verilen 54 yaşında bir kadın hasta sunulmuştur.

Frequency, characteristics and outcomes of appendicular neuroendocrine tumors: A cross-sectional study from an academic tertiary care hospital

“…This patient was re-operated upon where right hemicolectomy was undertaken (underwent second stage procedure). Older age seems to be associated with GCC, where mean age of GCC patients is around 52 years [24], and others have reported appendicular GCC in two females (60 and 54 year olds) and a male (>60 years) [25], [26], [27], [28]. Although a case of 31-year-old man has also been described in the literature [29].…”

Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix and mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma: Report of three cases

“…While five-year survival is between 50%-80% for the disease when limited to the appendix, it is less than 20% in the presence of distant metastases[16]. In the literature, it is reported that an appendectomy should be sufficient for the treatment of tumors smaller than 1 cm that do not have no serious mesoappendix involvement and a low Ki-67 index[4,20-22]. …”