Primary Gastric Small Cell Carcinoma: A Case Identified as a Large Subepithelial Tumor from Invisible State in 6 Months
Clinical Endoscopy
;
: 76-79, 2019.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-739696
ABSTRACT
Primary gastric small cell carcinoma (GSCC) is one of the gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. It is a rare cancer with a very aggressive behavior and a poor prognosis because of the high rate of metastases. It is usually found in far advanced stage. We experienced a case of GSCC which had developed into a large subepithelial tumor (SET) from invisible state in a short period. A 65-year-old man consulted our hospital because of early gastric cancer. He underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection for the early gastric cancer at high body posterior wall. After 6 months, the follow-up endoscopy showed a large newly developed SET-like lesion with central ulceration at the gastric cardia. Endoscopic biopsy revealed GSCC. Total gastrectomy was performed. One out of the 26 perigastric lymph nodes had a metastasis. He received 6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with etoposide and cisplatin. He is still in good health 12 months after operation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Stomach
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Ulcer
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Biopsy
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Cardia
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Follow-Up Studies
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Cisplatin
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical Endoscopy
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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