Insulin producing primary ovarian carcinoid tumor

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors are slow growing and originate most frequently from gastrointestinal tissue 1. They may also appear in genital tissue like the ovaries. Primary ovarian carcinoid tumors are rare and contribute to less than 0.1% of all ovarian carcinomas 2. We report the first case of insulin producing primary carcinoid tumor of the ovary, initially presented with amnesia and hypoglycemia and subsequently successfully treated with surgery.