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Diagnosis of Neoplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus using Vital-dye Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging
Published on: May 11, 2014
Signet-ring cell carcinoma arising from a fundic gland polyp in the stomach
Yong Seol Jeong1, Sung Eun Kim1, Mi-Jung Kwon1
1Yong Seol Jeong, Sung Eun Kim, Jae Yong Seo, Hyun Lim, Ji Won Park, Ho Suk Kang, Sung Hoon Moon, Jong Hyuk Kim, Choong Kee Park, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang 431-796, South Korea.
Abstract:
Fundic gland polyps (FGPs) are currently the most common type of gastric polyps and are usually benign. However, although rare, gastric adenocarcinoma of FGP has been recently proposed as a new variant of gastric adenocarcinoma. Here we report the first case of a 49-year-old woman with focal signet ring cell carcinoma that arose from an FGP of the stomach. The tumor was completely excised by endoscopic snare polypectomy. FGPs should therefore be evaluated for malignant changes although they occur rarely, if the FGP has an erosive or irregular surface.
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