Management of enterochromaffin-like gastric carcinoid tumour metastasized to the liver.
We report the rare case of a patient suffering from pernicious anaemia and a history of flushing and diarrhoea. The patient was found to have microcarcinoids with multiple gastric polyps and a solitary liver metastasis. He was successfully managed with subtotal gastrectomy, while the liver metastasis was cured by Interferon-alpha and octreotide administration.
Kouraklis
G
G
2nd Dept. of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, Greece. gkouraklis@hotmail.com
Misiakos
E
E
Glinavou
A
A
Raftopoulos
J
J
Karatzas
G
G
D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D015282:Octreotide