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Childhood carcinoid tumor

MedGen UID:
859267
•Concept ID:
C3899673
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: carcinoid tumor (disease) of childhood; carcinoid tumor childhood; carcinoid tumour (disease) of childhood; carcinoid tumour childhood; Childhood Carcinoid Tumor; childhood carcinoid tumor; childhood carcinoid tumor (disease); childhood carcinoid tumour (disease); Childhood Neuroendocrine Tumor G1; paediatric carcinoid tumour (disease); pediatric carcinoid tumor (disease); Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor G1
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0022642

Definition

A neuroendocrine tumor grade 1 that occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood carcinoid tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bronchial carcinoid tumors in children and adolescents - A report and management considerations from the German MET studies.
Abele M, Kunstreich M, Lessel L, Seitz G, Vokuhl C, Lapa C, Schneider DT, Brecht IB, Redlich A, Kuhlen M
Lung Cancer 2023 Sep;183:107320. Epub 2023 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107320. PMID: 37549472
Meta-[131I]iodobenzylguanidine uptake and meta-[211At]astatobenzylguanidine treatment in human medulloblastoma cell lines.
Strickland DK, Vaidyanathan G, Friedman HS, Zalutsky MR
J Neurooncol 1995;25(1):9-17. doi: 10.1007/BF01054718. PMID: 8523094

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bronchial carcinoid tumors in children and adolescents - A report and management considerations from the German MET studies.
Abele M, Kunstreich M, Lessel L, Seitz G, Vokuhl C, Lapa C, Schneider DT, Brecht IB, Redlich A, Kuhlen M
Lung Cancer 2023 Sep;183:107320. Epub 2023 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107320. PMID: 37549472
Primary Lung Tumors in Children: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation From the Radiologic Pathology Archives.
Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Biko DM, Carter BW, Pavio MA, Huppmann AR, Chung EM
Radiographics 2018 Nov-Dec;38(7):2151-2172. doi: 10.1148/rg.2018180192. PMID: 30422774
Endobronchial tumours in childhood.
Curtis JM, Lacey D, Smyth R, Carty H
Eur J Radiol 1998 Nov;29(1):11-20. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(97)00185-x. PMID: 9934553
Childhood primary pulmonary neoplasms.
Hancock BJ, Di Lorenzo M, Youssef S, Yazbeck S, Marcotte JE, Collin PP
J Pediatr Surg 1993 Sep;28(9):1133-6. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90147-d. PMID: 8308677
Mediastinal masses in childhood: a review from a paediatric pathologist's point of view.
Simpson I, Campbell PE
Prog Pediatr Surg 1991;27:92-126. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-87767-4_7. PMID: 1907392

Diagnosis

Primary Lung Tumors in Children: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation From the Radiologic Pathology Archives.
Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Biko DM, Carter BW, Pavio MA, Huppmann AR, Chung EM
Radiographics 2018 Nov-Dec;38(7):2151-2172. doi: 10.1148/rg.2018180192. PMID: 30422774
The MEN1 gene and pituitary tumours.
Agarwal SK, Ozawa A, Mateo CM, Marx SJ
Horm Res 2009 Apr;71 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):131-8. Epub 2009 Apr 29 doi: 10.1159/000192450. PMID: 19407509Free PMC Article
Endobronchial tumours in childhood.
Curtis JM, Lacey D, Smyth R, Carty H
Eur J Radiol 1998 Nov;29(1):11-20. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(97)00185-x. PMID: 9934553
Childhood primary pulmonary neoplasms.
Hancock BJ, Di Lorenzo M, Youssef S, Yazbeck S, Marcotte JE, Collin PP
J Pediatr Surg 1993 Sep;28(9):1133-6. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90147-d. PMID: 8308677
CT of focal pulmonary masses in childhood.
Shady K, Siegel MJ, Glazer HS
Radiographics 1992 May;12(3):505-14. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.12.3.1609141. PMID: 1609141

Therapy

Bowel parasitosis and neuroendocrine tumours of the appendix. A report from the Italian TREP project.
Virgone C, Cecchetto G, Besutti V, Ferrari A, Buffa P, Alaggio R, Alessandrini L, Dall'Igna P
Epidemiol Infect 2015 May;143(7):1552-5. Epub 2014 Sep 12 doi: 10.1017/S0950268814002404. PMID: 25216117Free PMC Article
Half century of followup after ureterosigmoidostomy performed in early childhood.
Pettersson L, Tranberg J, Abrahamsson K, Pettersson S, Sillen U, Jonsson O
J Urol 2013 May;189(5):1870-5. Epub 2012 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.11.179. PMID: 23220244
Age-related medical decision limits for urinary free (unconjugated) metadrenalines, catecholamines and metabolites in random urine specimens from children.
Davidson DF, Hammond PJ, Murphy D, Carachi R
Ann Clin Biochem 2011 Jul;48(Pt 4):358-66. Epub 2011 Jun 13 doi: 10.1258/acb.2011.011023. PMID: 21670092
Primary pleuropulmonary neoplasms in childhood: fourteen cases from a single center.
Demir HA, Yalcin B, Ciftci AO, Orhan D, Varan A, Akyuz C, Kutluk T, Buyukpamukcu M
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2011;12(2):543-7. PMID: 21545227

Prognosis

Management and outcome of neuroendocrine tumours of the appendix-a two centre UK experience.
Henderson L, Fehily C, Folaranmi S, Kelsey A, McPartland J, Jawaid WB, Craigie R, Losty PD
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Oct;49(10):1513-7. Epub 2014 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.05.019. PMID: 25280658
Carcinoid tumor of the appendix in childhood: the experience of two Italian institutions.
Dall'Igna P, Ferrari A, Luzzatto C, Bisogno G, Casanova M, Alaggio R, Terenziani M, Cecchetto G
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2005 Feb;40(2):216-9. doi: 10.1097/00005176-200502000-00025. PMID: 15699700
Endobronchial tumours in childhood.
Curtis JM, Lacey D, Smyth R, Carty H
Eur J Radiol 1998 Nov;29(1):11-20. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(97)00185-x. PMID: 9934553
Childhood primary pulmonary neoplasms.
Hancock BJ, Di Lorenzo M, Youssef S, Yazbeck S, Marcotte JE, Collin PP
J Pediatr Surg 1993 Sep;28(9):1133-6. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90147-d. PMID: 8308677
Mediastinal masses in childhood: a review from a paediatric pathologist's point of view.
Simpson I, Campbell PE
Prog Pediatr Surg 1991;27:92-126. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-87767-4_7. PMID: 1907392

Clinical prediction guides

Primary malignant lung tumors in children: A report from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry, 1983-2015.
Youlden DR, Foresto SA, Aitken JF
Pediatr Pulmonol 2020 Mar;55(3):719-722. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1002/ppul.24636. PMID: 31909892
Appendix carcinoids in childhood: long-term experience at a single institution in Western Canada and systematic review.
Kulkarni KP, Sergi C
Pediatr Int 2013 Apr;55(2):157-62. doi: 10.1111/ped.12047. PMID: 23279208
Meta-[131I]iodobenzylguanidine uptake and meta-[211At]astatobenzylguanidine treatment in human medulloblastoma cell lines.
Strickland DK, Vaidyanathan G, Friedman HS, Zalutsky MR
J Neurooncol 1995;25(1):9-17. doi: 10.1007/BF01054718. PMID: 8523094
Carcinoid tumor of the appendix in the first two decades of life.
Moertel CL, Weiland LH, Telander RL
J Pediatr Surg 1990 Oct;25(10):1073-5. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(90)90221-t. PMID: 2262861

Recent systematic reviews

Appendix carcinoids in childhood: long-term experience at a single institution in Western Canada and systematic review.
Kulkarni KP, Sergi C
Pediatr Int 2013 Apr;55(2):157-62. doi: 10.1111/ped.12047. PMID: 23279208

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