Case Series

Asymptomatic Ileal Neuroendocrine “Carcinoid” Tumor Incidentally Diagnosed on Colorectal Cancer Screening Colonoscopy: Does Routine TI Intubation Matter?

Table 2

Colonoscopy and histopathology images.

PatientEndoscopic imageHistopathology

Case 1
20 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x well-differentiated NET

100x chromogranin positive

100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 2
11 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x well-differentiated NET

100x chromogranin positive

100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 3
15 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x transmurally invasive NET

100x chromogranin positive
2
100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 4
20 mm terminal ileal lesion
4
H&E 100x well-differentiated NET
5
100x chromogranin positive
6
100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 5
10 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x low-grade NET 100x
9
Chromogranin positive

100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 6
10 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x well-differentiated NET
3
100x chromogranin positive 100x
4
Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 7
17 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x Insular-type NET
7
No atypia 100x chromogranin positive
8
100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 8
6 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x well-differentiated NET
1
100x chromogranin positive
2
100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%
Case 9
15 mm terminal ileal lesion

H&E 100x Transmurally invasive NET
5
100x chromogranin positive
6
100x Ki-67 proliferation index <2%