Gastric carcinoid tumor in association with hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report.
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.
Petrou
Athanasios
A
Athens General Hospital "LAIKO," Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. thpetrou@yahoo.gr
Papalambros
Alexandros
A
Alexandros
Papalambros
P
Papaconstantinou
Ioannis
I
Ioannis
Papaconstantinou
P
Sigala
Frangiska
F
Frangiska
Sigala
S
Xiromeritis
Kostantinos
K
Kostantinos
Xiromeritis
X
Felekouras
Evangelos
E
Evangelos
Felekouras
F
Papalambros
Efstathios
E
Efstathios
Papalambros
P
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