A Novel Case of Functional Gastric Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Occurred after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

In Japan, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is becoming a standard treatment for intramucosal differentiated gastric cancer. Although ESD is associated with a high cure rate for patients with early gastric cancer, tumors may recur, albeit rarely. We performed ESD on an 80-year-old man with a sm...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Shibata, Yuji Ito, Hiroko Fujita, Yume Okada, Toshihiko Nagai, Hirohito Sano, Kumiko Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/148761