Regression of carcinoid tumour with cyproheptadine.

Metastatic Testicular Carcinoid Tumour

Carcinoid tumours occur predominantly in the gastrointestinal tract and bronchial system of the lungs, but they can originate in less common anatomical sites such as the testes, which accounts for <1% of all testicular neoplasms. Carcinoid tumour is a rare and indolent neoplasm with the potential for distant metastasis. We report on a man with metastatic right testicular carcinoid tumour who ha...

Carcinoid tumour secreting dopa.

A middle aged woman referred for an abdominal mass was found to have large amounts of dopa (3-4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) metabolites in her urine. At operation a tumour affecting almost the entire left lobe of the liver was removed. Histologically the tumour was a metastatic carcinoid. After operation the excretion of dopa metabolites fell substantially, confirming that the tumour was the source...

Primary pancreatic carcinoid tumour.

Metastatic carcinoid tumour with spinal cord compression

Carcinoid tumours are rare with an incidence of 5.25/100,000. They predominantly originate in the gastrointestinal tract (50-60%) or bronchopulmonary system (25-30%). Common sites of metastasis are lymph nodes, liver, lungs and bone. Spinal metastasis are rare, but has been reported in patients with symptoms of spinal cord compression including neurological deficits. We report a rare case of ca...

Mediastinal carcinoid tumour with unusual manifestations.

A rare case of mediastinal carcinoid tumour with superior vena cava obstruction, and osteolytic as well as osteoblastic secondaries in the bones is described. The relevant literature is reviewed.