title: A case of gastric carcinoma and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH).
abstract: We report a patient in whom the diagnoses of the syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and gastric carcinoma were made concurrently. After a gastrectomy, there was resolution of the electrolyte disturbances. This represents the third reported case of this association in the English language literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. fawalim@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfa-Wali
authors.forename: G W B
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bowrey
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed