Although the majority of tumors that become clinically apparent are malignant, they are frequently slow growing. Despite this, neuroendocrine tumors may generate disabling hormonal syndromes requiring aggressive treatment to achieve palliation. Medical therapies with somatostatin analogues, omeprazole, and locoregional tumor ablation have made a positive impact on curative and palliative therapy. This review updates the recent efforts made in the radiographic imaging and therapeutics of the gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. Meckel's diverticulum is the most common anomaly of the gastrointest- inal tract.
Neoplasms are extremely rare.
We report a case of carcinoid tumor of Meckel's diverticulum in a patient with acute abdominal pain. Review of the literature reveals that carcinoids are the most common malignant tumors of Meckel's diverticulum. Two thirds of the patients remain asymptomatic. The probabili- ty of metastases depends on the size of the primary tumor. Because of the early metastases rate even in small tumors, aggressive surgical management is justified.