Carcinoid with Lymph Node Metastases

Carcinoid with Lymph Node Metastases •Small intestine has been opened disclosing a tumor(white arrow) which penetrates through the mucosa •Tumor is white with well demarcated smooth margins which while typical of carcinoid do not distinguish it with assurance from other tumors of the small intestine •Adjoining mucosa is normal with delicate transverse folds •Enlarged lymph node of mesentery has been transected(black arrow) disclosing metastatic tumor with white appearance typical of tumor as opposed to the tan appearance of normal lymphoid tissue (Description By:Melinda Sanders,M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:Melinda Sanders,M.D. UCHC )