Open AccessSignet-ring cell carcinoma arising from a fundic gland polyp in the stomach
Author(s) -
Yong Seok Jeong,
Sung Eun Kim,
Mi-Jung Kwon,
Jihoon Seo,
Hyun Lim,
Ji Won Park,
Ho Suk Kang,
Sung Hoon Moon,
Jong Hyuk Kim,
Choong Kee Park
Publication year - 2014
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.v20.i47.18044
Subject(s) - signet ring cell carcinoma , adenocarcinoma , stomach , medicine , signet ring cell , gastric polyp , polypectomy , cancer , pathology , carcinoma , gastric glands , gastroenterology , gastric mucosa , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy
Fundic gland polyps (FGPs) are currently the most common type of gastric polyps and are usually benign. However, although rare, gastric adenocarcinoma of FGP has been recently proposed as a new variant of gastric adenocarcinoma. Here we report the first case of a 49-year-old woman with focal signet ring cell carcinoma that arose from an FGP of the stomach. The tumor was completely excised by endoscopic snare polypectomy. FGPs should therefore be evaluated for malignant changes although they occur rarely, if the FGP has an erosive or irregular surface.