Stomach cancer of a 14-year-old boy with ataxia-telangiectasia.
A 14-year-old boy with ataxia-telangiectasis died of pneumonia, stomach cancer and its diffuse metastasis. The onset of walding gait was noticed from 3 years of age. Immune globulin including IgA was normal or slightly increased. Main autopsy findings were: old cancerous ulcer of 1.4 X 2.3 cm at the lesser curvature, and diffuse cancer infiltration over ulcer surface to serous membrane. The tumor was diagnosed histologically as adenocarcinoma tabulare mucocellulare.
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D000293:Adolescent; D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D007070:Immunoglobulin A