%0 Journal Article
%T A Very Rare Case of a Retrospectively Diagnosed Iliocecal Neuroendocrine Tumor
%A Basavraj Nagoba
%J -
%D 2018
%X Neuroendocrine tumors usually cause symptoms ¨C because of the release of vasoactive substances. Diagnosis is confirmed by detection of high levels of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in urine. These typical symptoms may be absent, particularly when it originates from gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors are silent; hence, they are difficult to diagnose in the initial stages but have good prognosis, if properlytreated. We present the successful management of a patient who underwent right hemicolectomy and was postoperatively revealed to be a case of iliocecal neuroendocrine tumor on histopathologic examination of the specimen
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%K ileo£¿ekal karsinoid t¨¹m£¿r
%K hemikolektomi
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/marusbed/issue/39105/464247