title: Synchronous gastric adenocarcinomas in a patient with Meckel's diverticulum.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum, which is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, occurs when the vitelline duct persists past the 7th week of gestation. Although complications may occur in 8% to 22% of patients with Meckel's diverticula, adenocarcinoma is very uncommon. We describe a patient with early gastric cancer who was incidentally found to have a superficial adenocarcinoma arising from ectopic gastric mucosa within a Meckel's diverticulum. To the best of our knowledge, synchronous gastric adenocarcinoma in a patient with Meckel's diverticulum has not been previously reported.
authors: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, 423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010, U.S.A.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Rieber
authors: E H
authors: EH
authors: Weinshel
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Nguyen
authors: G S
authors: GS
authors: Sidhu
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Bini
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology