A Case of Gastric Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Characteristic Mucin Pool / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
; : 38-41, 2003.
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in Korean
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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.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Adenocarcinoma
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
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Gastrectomy
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Gastric Fundus
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Gastric Lavage
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Gastric Mucins
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Mucins
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article