Intestinal goblet cell carcinoid presenting with recurrent sterile peritonitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis: a case report

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• 作者：Chih-Wei Chen ; Jan-Show Chu ; Li-Chun Hsieh ; Chih-Chin Kao ; Yen-Chung Lin…
• 关键词：Case report ; Goblet cell carcinoid ; Sterile peritonitis ; Peritoneal dialysis
• 刊名：BMC Nephrology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：18
• 期：1
• 全文大小：1186KB
• 刊物主题：Nephrology; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2369
• 卷排序：18

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BackgroundGoblet cell carcinoid is a rare variant of appendiceal carcinoid with mixed endocrine and exocrine features. The most common symptom and signs are abdominal pain, acute appendicitis and palpable mass. Additionally, abdominal pain is common in patient on peritoneal dialysis, which may confound the diagnosis in such patient.