title: Synchronous oral and gastric carcinoma. An incidental finding on Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy insertion.
abstract: Synchronous oral and gastric carcinoma in the western world is rare. We report a case of synchronous oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and gastric adenocarcinoma which was found as an incidental finding during placement of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) before resection of the oral tumour.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. 3101, Australia.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandu
authors.forename: Andrew C H
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Malcolm C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005756:Gastritis / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008679:Metaplasia; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000473:pathology