A Patient with Jejunal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to the Stomach Presenting with Submucosal Tumors in the Stomach and Jejunum.
- Author:
Gwang Sil KIM
1
;
Tae Joo JEON
;
Tae Hoon OH
;
Won Chang SHIN
;
Won Choong CHOI
;
Eunah SHIN
;
Jung Yeon KIM
;
Hong Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drjtj@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary small bowel cancer;
Metastatic stomach cancer;
Mucinous adenocarcinoma;
Submucosal tumor
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous;
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms;
Humans;
Incidence;
Jejunum;
Korea;
Mucins;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Rare Diseases;
Stomach
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;37(3):192-197
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The small bowel is the least common site for cancer to arise. Only approximately 1% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms arise in the small bowel. Mucinous adenocarcinoma is diagnosed when the amount of extracellular mucin in a tumor is over 50%. Because it is a very rare disease, there is little data available concerning its incidence, most common site of origin, and common sites of metastasis. There are no case reports describing primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the jejunum in Korea. We report a case of jejunal mucinous adenocarcinoma metastatic to the stomach presenting as a submucosal tumor.
