Case Report

Is an Incidental Meckel’s Diverticulum Truly Benign?

Figure 6

Histological analysis of this carcinoid found it to have a low proliferation index and therefore consistent with that of a low grade neuroendocrine tumor. Additional confirmatory immunohistological analysis found its cells to be positive for (a) synaptophysin and (b) chromogranin.
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