title: Parietal cell carcinoma of the stomach and Ménétrier's disease.
abstract: A case of gastric parietal cell carcinoma, a newly recognized entity, associated with Ménétrier's disease, is presented. The tumor presented a excavated ulcer 6 x 6 cm in diameter surrounding the cardiac region. Metastasis in the greater curvature and epiploon++ lymph nodes were identified. The mucosa of gastric body and fundus showed large thickened tortuous folds and the histological pattern of Ménétrier's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Lima Júnior
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications*; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010295:Parietal Cells, Gastric; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure