Calcification in carcinoma of the stomach: report of a case.
By upper gastrointestinal series, a 57 years-old woman was pointed out to have scattered calcifications along the greater curvature of the stomach. On computerized tomography, the calcifications distributed in the irregularly thickened gastric wall. With a diagnosis of calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma showing Borrmann type III, total gastrectomy with splenectomy was carried out. The characteristics of this lesion were briefly presented with a review of the literature.
Kasahara
Y
Y
Surgical Service, Rhoshukai Fujii Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan.
Mori
N
N
Sonobe
N
N
Sakai
K
K
Fuji
R
R
Imano
M
M
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery