Carcinoid Tumor

Daniel B. Brown, MD and

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Abstract:  At surgery, the patient's distal small bowel and mesentery were amalgamated and inseparable. Pathology of the mesenteric mass revealed a carcinoid tumor. Godwin JD: Carcinoid tumors: An analysis of 2,837 cases. Cancer 36:560-569, 1975. Buck JL, Sobin LH: Carcinoids of the gastrointestin

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Diagnosis
At surgery, the patient's distal small bowel and mesentery were amalgamated and inseparable. Pathology of the mesenteric mass revealed a carcinoid tumor.

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