INDOLENT CARCINOID-TUMOR OF THE SIGMOID COLON

Carcinoid tumors of the colon are a rare cause of colonic malignant di sease. A case of carcinoid tumor of the sigmoid colon is presented tha t illustrates the indolent course of this type of tumor. The case pres ented highlights the clinicopathologic features of carcinoid tumors of hindgut origin, including advanced local and widely metastatic diseas e at the time of diagnosis in the absence of symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome. The diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors are reviewed.