Primary Midgut Carcinoid, a Rare Cause of Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis: A Case Report
Published: February 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4041
Gautham Krishnamurthy, K. Chandramouleeswari, Jagadeesh Chandra Bose, Rajendran
1. Postgraduate Student, Department of Surgery, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India.
2. Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India.
3. Professor and HOD, Department of Surgical Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India.
4. Professor, Department of Surgery, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India.
Correspondence
Dr. K. Chandramouleeswari,
Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India.
Phone: 9444620097, E-mail: chandrakathir@yahoo.com
A 60-year-old male presented with an unexplained seizure whose aetiology could not be demonstrated. After 8 weeks, patient on evaluation for abdominal pain was detected to have primary midgut carcinoid with nodal and hepatic metastasis. Patient underwent cytoreductive surgery and metastatectomy with successful outcome. The case is being presented for its rarity and the need to recognize the paraneoplastic neurological manifestations of these rare neuroendocrine tumors
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