Mid-Gut carcinoid tumour presenting as suspected orbital metastasis
Other Title(s)
ورم سرطان (كارسينويد) بالأمعاء الوسطى يظهر كمشتبه أورام ثانوية بمحجر العين
Joint Authors
Abd al-Hafiz, Ayman
al-Hasan, Asma
Ahmad, Salwa Muhammad Sayyid
al-Najjar, Nahlah Muhammad Musa
Ali, Sayyid Muhammad
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 3 (31 Aug. 2019), pp.253-256, 4 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2019-08-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Although metastasis of carcinoid tumours of the intestine is rare, it has been reported in several organs, mainly in the lungs, the liver and less commonly in the orbits.
We report a 50-year-old male patient who presented at Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar, in 2016 with central abdominal pain, distention, nausea and vomiting for the previous four days.
The patient had unilateral right- sided exophthalmos for two years prior to presentation.
Following an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan and an ultrasound guided biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with extensive multi-focal metastatic carcinoid tumour of the small bowel and mesentery; histopathology confirmed the diagnosis.
Subsequently, the patient underwent a laparotomy and small bowel resection and was administered somatostatin therapy.
One week postoperatively, the patient developed an acute increase in his right eye exophthalmos.
CT, magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphy scans revealed an orbital metastatic lesion, which probably originated from the previously diagnosed carcinoid tumour.
The orbital metastasis was treated with somatostatin therapy and the patient was lost to follow-up when he left the country.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Hafiz, Ayman& Ali, Sayyid Muhammad& Ahmad, Salwa Muhammad Sayyid& al-Hasan, Asma& al-Najjar, Nahlah Muhammad Musa. 2019. Mid-Gut carcinoid tumour presenting as suspected orbital metastasis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.253-256.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956088
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Hafiz, Ayman…[et al.]. Mid-Gut carcinoid tumour presenting as suspected orbital metastasis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 19, no. 3 (Aug. 2019), pp.253-256.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956088
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Hafiz, Ayman& Ali, Sayyid Muhammad& Ahmad, Salwa Muhammad Sayyid& al-Hasan, Asma& al-Najjar, Nahlah Muhammad Musa. Mid-Gut carcinoid tumour presenting as suspected orbital metastasis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.253-256.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956088
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 256
Record ID
BIM-956088