Terminal ileum carcinoid tumor with hepatic metastasis
The histopathological diagnosis confirmed the carcinoid tumor.
Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine neoplasms of diffuse cellular system, and nowadays the term neuroendocrine tumor has been proposed for this entity 1.
Diagnosis is made at the mean age of 50 years. The most frequent locations of carcinoid tumors are the gastrointestinal tract (73.7%) and respiratory system (25.1%) 1.