A Case of Endoscopic Treatment of Multiple Carcinoid Tumors in Stomach.
- Author:
Sang Wook CHO
1
;
Jun Ki KIM
;
Seong Ha SHIN
;
Young Chun GO
;
Jeong Young CHOI
;
Myung Weon KANG
;
Yuen Keun LIM
;
Hyang Soon YEO
;
Kyung Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tumor;
Carcinoid;
Stomach;
Gastrin
- MeSH:
Anemia, Pernicious;
Carcinoid Tumor*;
Endoscopy;
Gastrectomy;
Gastrins;
Gastritis, Atrophic;
Hyperplasia;
Mastectomy, Segmental;
Metaplasia;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Stomach*;
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2001;22(1):36-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Multiple carcinoid tumors in stomach are very rare tumors and associated with pernicious anemia, chronic atrophic gastritis and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. These are believed to be due to hypergastrinemia, resulting in chronic stimulation of enterochromaffine-like (ECL) cells, leading to hyperplasia, metaplasia and ultimately neoplasia. The carcinoid tumor is potentially malignant, even though it may grow slowly, so the treatment of choice must be endoscopic lumpectomy or surgical gastrectomy. The prognosis depends on the site of the tumor and its size. Most carcinoid tumors are less than 1 cm in size and metastasis is uncommon but metastasis in tumors with size over 2 cm is common. A case of multiple carcinoid tumors in stomach, which was successfully removed by endoscopy, is herein reported.
