Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc, 2020;35(1):102-104.
PMID: 33442175 DOI: 10.15605/jafes.035.01.16

Abstract

Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) is a rare neoplasm of the vermiform appendix and can be mistaken as a typical neuroendocrine tumour (TNET). The natural history of this disease is more aggressive compared to TNETs and requires a more aggressive approach. We report a case of a 37-year-old male who was initially diagnosed with TNET, but subsequently revised as Tang's A GCC. He underwent appendectomy and right hemicolectomy. Aside from a persistently elevated carcinoembyrogenic antigen (CEA) result, his 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT and a 68-Gallium DOTATATE PET/CT scan showed no FDG or DOTATATE avid lesions.

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