[Carcinoid of Meckel's diverticulum]

Abstract

The carcinoid of Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare lesion, and about 100 cases in the literature have been described. Most of these tumors are casually find out at autopsy or laparoscopy for other pathology. Seldom was described a sintomatology correlated to carcinoid of Meckel's diverticulum presence, except the rare case where was formed a carcinoid syndrome. Authors present a clinical case where was casually found by a carcinoid of Meckel's diverticulum during an appendicectomy. The intention is to underline the importance of research the Meckel's diverticulum every time, and in particular in case of young subjects, remove it and perform an histological valuation, to exclude the presence of a carcinoid that could give metastases to local lymph-nodes or liver.