title: [A case of gastric carcinoid tumor with multiple liver metastasis].
abstract: Carcinoid tumors originate from the enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal mucosa. Gastric carcinoids are rare and usually well-differentiated tumors with variable prognosis. Three types of gastric carcinoids have been recognized. Type I is associated with type A chronic atrophic gastritis, achlorhydria and pernicious anemia. Type II is associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and multiple endocrine neoplasia type I. Type III appears as a large malignant neoplasm and has no association with atrophic gastritis or hypergastrinemia. We experienced a rare case of gastric carcinoid tumor type III with multiple liver metastasis. Thus, we report here this case with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hang Lak
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Cheol
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Jin Bae
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joon Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dong Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Sohn Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Ho Soon
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Joon Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hahm
authors.forename: Se Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Yong Wook
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*