Open AccessGastric carcinoid tumor in a patient with a past history of gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach
Author(s) -
ChiRen Hung,
MingJen Chen,
ShouChuan Shih,
Tsang-Pai Liu,
YuJan Chan,
Tsang-En Wang,
Wen-Hsiung Chang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.6884
Subject(s) - stomach , stromal tumor , medicine , gastrointestinal tract , gastrectomy , stromal cell , gist , pathology , carcinoid tumors , gastroenterology , cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is the most common mesenchymal tumor in the gastrointestinal tract. It may coexist with other type of cancers, and if so, the tumors usually involve the stomach. The most common associated cancers are gastrointestinal carcinomas. We report a 65-year-old woman with a history of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor who had undergone subtotal segmental gastrectomy. New polypoid lesions were detected on a follow-up gastroscopy one year later. The lesions were biopsied and found to be carcinoid tumors. There was serum hypergastrinemia, and type 1 gastric carcinoid tumor was diagnosed. A total gastrectomy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed both carcinoid tumors and a recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumor.