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CASE REPORT

Insulin producing primary ovarian carcinoid tumor

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Pages 500-501 | Received 14 Jan 2005, Published online: 03 Aug 2009
 

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors are slow growing and originate most frequently from gastrointestinal tissue Citation. They may also appear in genital tissue like the ovaries. Primary ovarian carcinoid tumors are rare and contribute to less than 0.1% of all ovarian carcinomas Citation.

We report the first case of insulin producing primary carcinoid tumor of the ovary, initially presented with amnesia and hypoglycemia and subsequently successfully treated with surgery.

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