A Case of Early Gastric Cancer Coincidentally Developed in a Patient with Acromegaly / 대한내분비학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
;
: 165-169, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-182995
ABSTRACT
Acromegaly is associated with an increased risk for a variety of cancers such as colon cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer. However, there have been few reports of gastric cancer developing in an acromegaly patient. A 66-year-old man suffered with diabetes mellitus and hypertension for 15 years, and he visited the endocrinology department due to dizziness. On physical examination, the biochemical studies and the sella MRI, he showed the typical features of acromegaly with pituitary microadenoma. During the cancer screening studies to find the cause of anemia, early gastric cancer was diagnosed by pathologic examination of the tissue biopsies. We described the summary of characteristics of the patient and reviewed literature.
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Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Prostatic Neoplasms
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Biopsy
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Acromegaly
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Breast Neoplasms
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Growth Hormone
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Diabetes Mellitus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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