Wackym P A, Gray G F
South Med J. 1984 Mar;77(3):288-91.
We reviewed the clinical data and pathologic material from 30 patients with appendiceal carcinoids. Most of the tumors were discovered incidentally in appendectomy specimens. Approximately two thirds were tiny lesions identified only by microscopic examination. One tumor metastasized to a regional lymph node. Five histologic patterns were identified. Problems in differential diagnosis may arise in interpreting the variant patterns, but these patterns appear to have no bearing on prognosis. In reviewing the literature we found that appendiceal carcinoids infrequently metastasize widely and only rarely produce the carcinoid syndrome.
我们回顾了30例阑尾类癌患者的临床资料和病理材料。大多数肿瘤是在阑尾切除标本中偶然发现的。大约三分之二是仅通过显微镜检查才发现的微小病变。有1例肿瘤转移至区域淋巴结。共识别出5种组织学模式。在解释这些变异模式时可能会出现鉴别诊断问题，但这些模式似乎与预后无关。在查阅文献时我们发现，阑尾类癌很少发生广泛转移，也极少引发类癌综合征。
