Open AccessCALCIFYING GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Vijayraj Patil,
Abhishek Vijayakumar,
Avinash Vijayakumar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of biomedical and advance research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-0558
pISSN - 2229-3809
DOI - 10.7439/ijbar.v4i4.312
Subject(s) - esophagus , medicine , curvatures of the stomach , stomach , dysphagia , calcification , lumen (anatomy) , biopsy , adenocarcinoma , carcinoma , radiology , gastroenterology , cancer
A70 year old female presented with dysphagia of 6 months duration. Upper GI endoscopy showed a proliferative growth in mid esophagus with occlusion of lumen. Biopsy showed adenocarcinoma of signet ring pattern. Contrast enhanced computer tomography of abdomen showed infiltrating tumor involving esophagus and entire stomach with calcification in lower esophagus and lesser curvature of stomach with ascites. Due to extensive nature of tumor and malignant ascites palliative chemotherapy with feeding jejunostomy was planned. Patient decline all treatment. This case report and review describes the rare phenomenon of calcification of stomach and esophagus.