[Well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach: a case report].
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.
Hachicha
L M
LM
Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques CHU Farhat Hached Sousse, Tunisie.
Trabelsi
A
A
Hmissa
S
S
Mokni
M
M
Sriha
B
B
Hachicha
I
I
Korbi
S
S
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