Carcinoid tumor of the common bile duct in children: a case report. | Read by QxMD (original) (raw)
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Carcinoid tumors of common bile duct (CBD) are rare, with fewer than 60 cases reported worldwide. Typically, jaundice is the most common presenting symptom. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult because methods for obtaining adequate specimens for histologic analysis are limited. Surgery is the primary treatment for CBD carcinoids to have disease-free survival. This is a case report concerning a 10-year-old boy with a carcinoid tumor of the CBD. An overview of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, radiologic workup, surgical treatment, histologic features, and prognosis of carcinoid tumor is provided.
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