title: Sporadic diffuse gastric polyposis: Report of a case.
abstract: A 50-year-old woman was admitted because of severe sideropenic anemia. The gastrin levels were within normal ranges. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed diffuse gastric polyposis with signs of diffuse oozing. Colonoscopy showed the presence of a 3-cm wide pedunculated polyp of the ascending colon, which was removed by diathermy. The patient was treated by total gastrectomy with Roux-Y esophagojejunostomy. Histological examination showed the presence of diffuse gastric polyposis with the contemporary occurrence of hyperplastic polyps and mixed hyperplastic and adenomatous polyps, with a tubular pattern and the focal aspect of serrate adenoma. This is the first case report of sporadic diffuse hyperplastic and adenomatous polyposis of the stomach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Polo Pontino, Hospital A. Fiorini, Latina, Italy.
authors.forename: Erasmo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spaziani
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picchio
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Filippo
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Narilli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Cristofano
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Petrozza
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ragona
mesh_terms: D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis