Open AccessPrimary squamous cell carcinoma of the stomach: a rare case report
Author(s) -
Javier Tejedor Tejada,
Henar Núñez Rodríguez,
Diego González González
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.6121/2018
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , histopathological examination , stomach , carcinoma , pathogenesis , pathology , disease , general surgery , gastroenterology
Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of stomach is a rare disease. There are fewer than 100 cases published in the literatura. The pathogenesis remains to be elucidated and the prognosis is poor. In the case presented here, clínical, endosopy, histopathological examination and staging are described; However, the outcome was bad and the patient died 6 months later.