PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C M Bakker
AU  - M N Sosef
AU  - R A Vliegen
TI  - A wolf in sheep's clothing
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3492
DP  - 2011 Jan 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr1120103492
VI  - 2011
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.11.2010.3492.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.11.2010.3492.full
AB  - Carcinoid tumours are often difficult to diagnose because of non-specific symptoms, mimicking those of irritable bowel disease of Crohn's disease. The authors describe a 57-year-old patient with clinical and radiological features, suggestive of Crohn's disease, in whom the diagnosis was proved to be a carcinoid tumour involving the terminal ileum. This case report illustrates that ileal carcinoid should be considered in the differential diagnosis of Crohn's disease, particularly in older patients.