Carcinoid tumors of the appendix are rare in children. They clinically present with features of acute appendicitis and are often diagnosed incidentally on the resected specimens. Local disease carries an excellent prognosis and simple appendicectomy suffices, whereas advanced cases need a right hemicolectomy. Clinicians must be aware of this under reported and rare tumor in chidren. We report a case of appendiceal carcinoid tumor in a 10 year old male child who presented with clinical features of acute appendicitis which was diagnosed on histopathological examination.
Keywords: Appendicectomy; Carcinoid tumor; Child.