Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the gastric pouch 5 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
A 65-year-old male presented 5 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) with cancer of the gastric pouch. At the time of detection, the cancer was already metastatic. This case represents the first reported metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma arising from the gastric pouch following RYGBP.
Sun
Christine
C
Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92357, USA.
Jackson
Christian S
CS
Reeves
Mark
M
Rendon
Stewart
S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*