title: Gastric carcinoid tumor in association with hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: A second primary malignancy (SPM) can occur in patients with gastrointestinal carcinoids. A patient underwent endoscopic resection of a gastric carcinoid. Repeat gastroscopy revealed recurrence of the lesion and multiple nodular gastric lesions, while an abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a small solid lesion in the left hepatic lobe. The patient underwent total gastrectomy and wedge resection of what proved to be a hepatocellular carcinoma. This case illustrates the significance of considering SPM in every patient with gastrointestinal carcinoids. SPMs are more aggressive than carcinoids, and awareness and early resection of these tumors may improve prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Athens General Hospital "LAIKO," Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. thpetrou@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrou
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papalambros
authors.forename: Papalambros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alexandros
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papaconstantinou
authors.forename: Papaconstantinou
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ioannis
authors.forename: Frangiska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sigala
authors.forename: Sigala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frangiska
authors.forename: Kostantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xiromeritis
authors.forename: Xiromeritis
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kostantinos
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Felekouras
authors.forename: Felekouras
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Evangelos
authors.forename: Efstathios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papalambros
authors.forename: Papalambros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Efstathios
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery