Resection of multiple rectal carcinoids with transanal endoscopic microsurgery: Case report

Table 1 Summary of cases of multiple rectal carcinoids reported in the English literature

Source	Sex	Age, yr	n	Size of carcinoids, mm	Surgical approach	Presence of micronests	Lymph node metastasis
Kato et al[12]	M	61	52	1-6	NA	Yes	NA
Maruyama et al[13]	M	52	5	4-10	AR	Yes	No
Okamoto et al[19]	M	54	4	< 6	ESMR-L	No	NA
Haraguchi et al[20]	M	69	30	< 10	APR	No	No
Sasou et al[14]	M	51	7	< 8	APR	Yes	Yes
	M	58	3	< 7	AR	Yes	Yes

APR: Abdominoperineal resection; AR: Anterior resection; ESMR-L: Endoscopic submucosal resection with band ligation; M: Male; NA: Not available.