A Case of a Gastric Composite Tumor with an Adenocarcinoma and a Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.
- Author:
Jin Hwan JUNG
1
;
Yong Cheol KIM
;
Jeong Ho KIM
;
Hui Sung CHUNG
;
Dae Young CHEUNG
;
Jin Il KIM
;
Soo Heon PARK
;
Jae Kwang KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine,The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. psheon5132@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Composite tumor;
Neuroendocrine carcinoma;
Adenocarcinoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Biopsy;
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine;
Endoscopy, Digestive System;
Gastrectomy;
Lymph Node Excision;
Stomach
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;39(2):93-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 55 year-old man was admitted with epigastric pain of one-month duration. We performed an esophagogastroduodenoscopy that showed the presence of a 3 cm sized polypoid mass at the lesser curvature side of the antrum. A biopsy demonstrated the presence of a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach. A subtotal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection was performed and the microscopic features of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis of a composite large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with an adenocarcinoma of the stomach. A gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma is extremely rare and a composite neuroendocrine carcinoma with an adenocarcinoma of the stomach has been rarely reported. We report a case of a gastric composite tumor with an adenocarcinoma and a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
