title: Calcified gastric cancer--CT findings before and after chemotherapy. Case report and discussion of the pathogenesis of this type of calcification.
abstract: Diffuse calcifications in primary gastric cancer are very rare, most of them being found in mucinous adenocarcinoma. We present the CT aspects of a locally advanced gastric cancer, which showed partial response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. The pathological features of the surgical specimen after total gastrectomy are also reported and the pathogenesis of the calcifications is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN), Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balestreri
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Canzonieri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morassut
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology