A Case of Coexistence of Gastric Cancer and Duodenal Ulcer.
- Author:
Soo Kwan BANG
;
Ki Baik HAHM
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Seung Woon PAIK
;
Eun Ju KIM
;
Sung Kong LEE
;
Se Ok YOON
;
Sung Ran HONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Gastric cancer;
duodenal ulcer
- MeSH:
Duodenal Ulcer*;
Endoscopy;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Insurance;
Middle Aged;
Stomach Neoplasms*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1992;12(1):61-64
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
For over a half centry, physicians have suspected that patients with duodenal ulcer are offered an insurance policy against gastric carcinoma. This may be used clinically so that gastric lesion in the presence of duodenal ulcer, are considered benign. However, the duodenal ulcer may coexit with gastric cancer, Although rare in incidence of coexistence of duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer, physician always should be alert in diagnosing of gastric lesion in the presence of the duodenal ulcer. Here, we present 60 years old woman with coexitence of duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer, diagnosed by endoscopy and treated surgically.
