Carcinoid tumor of the stomach. (A case report)

Abstract

Carcinoid Tumor of the Stomach (A Case Report) Carcinoid tumors are of the rare malign tumors of the stomach. It's frequency in the stomach is 0.3-1 %. Of all the carcinoid tumors about 4 % are seen in the stomach. Generally, they are polypoid and associated with achlo-rhydria and pernicious anemia. In 17-39 % cases, at time of diagnosis, there is lymph node metastasis. Despite so, there is long survey after gastric resection. On the base of chronic atrophic gastritis, it can be seen with MENI1-Zolinger Ellison syndrome or sporadically. Although there are also argryrophilically painted cells, chromogranin painted cells are more specific. It can be seen enterochro-maffin or endocrin cell hyperplasia. In cases with chronic atrophic gastritis there is also hypergastrinemia and gas¬tric acid hyposecretion. In our clinic we have operated a patient with gastric polyp. At the time of operation, it was made frozen section. It has treated as malign carcinoid tu¬mor of the stomach. Hoffmann-Hilarowicz procedure, total gastrectomy and oesophagojeunostomy, was applied. Since 5 years after operation, the patient is still healthy in his life.