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Goblet cell carcinoid

medical condition

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 14, 2020
Entity authorityQ5575547 ↗
Source-derived summary

The goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) is a rare biphasic gastrointestinal tract tumour that consists of a neuroendocrine component and a conventional carcinoma, histologically arising from Paneth cells.

Sign and symptoms

GCCs may present as appendicitis.

Diagnosis

GCCs are diagnosed by pathology. They have a characteristic biphasic appearance which includes (1) goblet cell-like cells, and (2) neuroendocrine-type nuclear chromatin (stippled chromatin).

Prognosis

GCCs have an aggressive course compared to other appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours.

Treatment

GCCs are treated with surgery.

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This entry incorporates text from “Goblet cell carcinoid” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.