A Case of a Gastric Hyperplastic Polyp with a Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma.
- Author:
Han Seung RYU
1
;
Sae Ron SHIN
;
Ki Hoon KIM
;
Geom Seog SEO
;
Suck Chei CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. medcsc@wmc.wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hyperplastic gastric polyp;
Signet ring cell carcinoma
- MeSH:
Adenomatous Polyps;
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell;
Consensus;
Incidence;
Polyps
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(6):376-379
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastric polyps can be categorized as hyperplastic or adenomatous. Hyperplastic gastric polyps account for 28~77% of gastric polyps. Adenomatous polyps are recommended for removal due to their premalignant potential. However, there is no consensus on treatment and endoscopic surveillance of hyperplastic gastric polyps. The incidence of malignant neoplasms found in hyperplastic polyps has been reported to be about 2.1%; most of the reported cases of hyperplastic gastric polyps with malignant transformation were histologically well differentiated. We report a rare case of a gastric hyperplastic polyp with a signet ring cell carcinoma, with a review of the literature.
