A Carcinoid Tumor of the Stomach: A case report.
- Author:
Jin Hee KIM
1
;
Kwang Sik SEO
;
Nam Jae KIM
;
Kyeong Tae LEE
;
Hyeon Young JEUNG
;
Seung Min LEE
;
Seok Hyun KIM
;
Byung Seok LEE
;
Heun Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Nam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carcinoid tumor;
Stomach
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Anorexia;
Carcinoid Tumor*;
Female;
Gastroscopy;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mouth;
Stomach*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1999;19(3):433-437
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A carcinoid tumor of the stomach is uncommon, has no clinical symptoms, and is regarded as a benign. It is also incidentally found in most cases. 48-year-old woman with gastric carcinoid tumor was admitted. She had suffered from a anorexia and a dry mouth for 4-months. A gastroscopy revealed a polypoid mass on the greater curvature of the mid-body of the stomach which was subsequently thought to be an adenocarcinoma. An endoscopic mucosectomy revealed however, that it was a carcinoid tumor. A case of carcinoid tumor of the stomach is here by presented with a brief literature review.
