title: [Well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach: a case report].
abstract: Gastric well differentiated endocrine carcinomas were previously believed to be rare lesions, representing less than 1% of gastric neoplasms. These tumours are often associated with chronic atrophic gastritis, rarely with Zolling-Ellison syndrome. Some sporadic lesions are rarely reported. The prognosis is relatively good, but sporadic forms are more aggressive. We report a case of gastric endocrine carcinoma developed by a 52 year-old man classified as sporadic form after many investigations. Through this observation and after a review of literature, the clinicopathologic features of these tumours, their histogenesis and clinical behaviour are reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques CHU Farhat Hached Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hachicha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hmissa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mokni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sriha
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hachicha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korbi
mesh_terms: D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery