Carcinoid tumors are neoplasms that arise fromthe Lieberkühn glands of the gastrointestinal tract, most frequently thececal appendix. The rectal presentation is rare, especially the polypoid one.The treatment depends on its dimensions, presence of metastatic disease andparietal invasion.This article presents a case of a patient of 43 years oldwith anal pruritus for the last 18 months. Proctologic examination showed asessile polyp with 0,5 cm of diameter at 7 cm from anal verge, endoscopicallyexcised. The hystopathological study diagnosed a carcinoid tumor by imunohystochemicalstudy. The patient was submitted to an endoanal excision of the scar as a complementationto treatment. The specimen did not demonstrate any residual lesions.
