Open AccessGastric mucosal metastasis from primary colorectal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Ahmed M. Soliman,
Abhi Valliattu,
Tim Wheatley,
Neil Robertson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1166
Subject(s) - medicine , signet ring cell , adenocarcinoma , signet ring cell carcinoma , metastasis , colorectal cancer , stomach , pathology , dysplasia , cancer , carcinoma , fundus (uterus) , gastroenterology , radiology
A 44-year-old man with a background of metastatic colorectal cancer presented with haematemesis. An oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy was performed and revealed five focally haemorrhagic grey mucosal lesions in the body and fundus regions of the stomach between 5 mm and 4 mm in diameter. The biopsies of the gastric mucosal lesions showed invasive poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma in which signet ring cells were a prominent component, thus related to the primary cancer. The background mucosa showed no dysplasia.