Carcinoma of the stomach in a 7-year-old boy--a case report and a review of the literature on children under 10 years of age.
Carcinoma of the stomach in childhood is exceedingly rare. We now report on a case of carcinoma of the stomach in a 7-year-old Japanese boy, the youngest with so-called adult-type carcinoma of the stomach in Japan. The tumour was located mainly in the cardial region. Total gastrectomy was performed and an oesophago-jejunostomy was constructed. Histological studies revealed an anaplastic adeno-carcinoma. The possibility of gastric malignancy should always be considered when gastro-intestinal symptoms persist, even in children.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002299:Cardia; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery