Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Stomach that was Misdiagnosed as a Submucosal Tumor.
- Author:
Gui Ae JEONG
1
;
Young Don MIN
;
Sung Chul LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. ydmin@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Squamous cell carcinoma;
Stomach;
Submucosal tumor
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*;
Endoscopy;
Endosonography;
Gastrectomy;
Gastric Fundus;
Humans;
Lymph Node Excision;
Lymph Nodes;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Stomach*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2007;73(5):439-442
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach is relatively rare. We report a patient with a primary SCC of the stomach that was initially misdiagnosed as a submucosal tumor. The patient was a 64-year-old male who had a large submucosal tumor in the gastric fundus. Gastric endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography indicated a malignant submucosal tumor with multiple lymph node metastases. The patient underwent a total gastrectomy and a regional lymph node dissection. Histologically, the tumor was identified as a primary SCC of the stomach.
