Carcinoids of the digestive tract and in particular of the appendix uncommonly bleed. The Authors describe a case of a 60 year old male affected by recurrent and massive bleeding episodes due to a carcinoid of the appendix. This report shows the particular diagnostic difficulty encountered because of the site and the size of the tumour causing the symptoms.
Piemontese, A., Cennamo, V., Johri, A.M., Fabbri, C. (2002). Carcinoid of the appendix: A rare cause of digestive haemorrhage. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, 7(4), 295-299.
Carcinoid of the appendix: A rare cause of digestive haemorrhage
Piemontese A.;Fabbri C.
2002
Abstract
Carcinoids of the digestive tract and in particular of the appendix uncommonly bleed. The Authors describe a case of a 60 year old male affected by recurrent and massive bleeding episodes due to a carcinoid of the appendix. This report shows the particular diagnostic difficulty encountered because of the site and the size of the tumour causing the symptoms.File in questo prodotto:
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