위의 소세포암

• Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 416 - 421
• Main Authors: 안지영(Ji Yeong An), 백용해(Yong Hae Baik), 노재형(Jae Hyung Noh), 손태성(Tae Sung Sohn), 김성(Sung Kim)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한외과학회 01.11.2004
• Subjects: 일반외과학; Stomach; 위; Small cell carcinoma; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; 신경내분비암; 소세포암
• ISSN: 2288-6575; 2288-6796

Small cell carcinomas most often arise in the lung, and metastatic involvement of the stomach is uncommonly reported. Primary small cell carcinomas of the stomach have similar biological features to those of pulmonary small cell carcinomas, an aggressive behavior, with a very poor prognosis. Herein, two cases of primary gastric small cell carcinoma, diagnosed after gastrectomy from their clinicopathological features, are reported. A 78-year-old female and a 68-year- old male with dyspepsia and weight loss, respectively, were admitted to our hospital. Their upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and abdomen-pelvis CT were checked. A preoperative histological examination of the endoscopic biopsy specimens revealed poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas. A radical subtotal gastrectomy was performed for both patients. The histological finding and immunohistochemical staining of the resected stomach indicated small cell carcinomas. After the operations, the patients were discharged without any postoperative complications. Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy, with cisplatin and etoposide, was performed for the latter patient. The patients have been followed up for 10 and 8 months, respectively, without recurrence or metastasis. KCI Citation Count: 2