A Case of Gastric Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Characteristic Mucin Pool.
- Author:
Dae Ik NAM
1
;
Ilhyun BAEK
;
Jin Seok KO
;
Jee Soo KIM
;
Myong Sik KIM
;
Myung Seok LEE
;
Ji Woong CHO
;
Sang June SHIN
;
Hye Kyung AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. risingsun@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mucinous adenocarcinoma;
Mucin pool
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous;
Gastrectomy;
Gastric Fundus;
Gastric Lavage;
Gastric Mucins*;
Mucins*;
Pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003;27(1):38-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare histologic type of gastric carcinoma. Most mucinous gastric carcinoma is diagnosed by histology after surgical resection. However, in this report, we preoperatively predicted the type of a tumor (mucinous type) from its characteristic endoscopic finding. An endoscopic examination showed a cauliflower-like mass on the upper body of the posterior wall. At first we could not find the mass because it was covered with a thick mucin-like substance. After gastric lavage and mucin aspiration we found a tumor mass which was surrounded with a characteristic mucin pool. Abdominal CT showed a 6 cm sized-mass connected with the gastric fundus. Total gastrectomy with esophagojejunostomy was performed. The pathology of the tumor proved to be a mucinous adenocarcinoma.
