Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian male
Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the stomach is a very rare tumor comprising less than 0.5% of all stomach malignancies. Here, we report a case of a 37-year-old male, who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the form of hematemesis and malena. A subtotal gastrectomy was done in view of...
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| author | Rinkesh Kumar Bansal Praveen Sharma Ramneet Kaur Anil Arora |
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| description | Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the stomach is a very rare tumor comprising less than 0.5% of all stomach malignancies. Here, we report a case of a 37-year-old male, who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the form of hematemesis and malena. A subtotal gastrectomy was done in view of massive uncontrolled bleed. Histology showed evidence of ASC of the body and antrum with metastasis to the liver, perigastric lymph nodes and peritoneal and pleural cavity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a567d9a1bcf74c499b48328d0dd78a352022-12-22T00:42:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292013-01-0156441641810.4103/0377-4929.125357Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian maleRinkesh Kumar BansalPraveen SharmaRamneet KaurAnil AroraAdenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the stomach is a very rare tumor comprising less than 0.5% of all stomach malignancies. Here, we report a case of a 37-year-old male, who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the form of hematemesis and malena. A subtotal gastrectomy was done in view of massive uncontrolled bleed. Histology showed evidence of ASC of the body and antrum with metastasis to the liver, perigastric lymph nodes and peritoneal and pleural cavity.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2013;volume=56;issue=4;spage=416;epage=418;aulast=BansalAdenosquamousmalignant ulcerstomach cancertumor |
| spellingShingle | Rinkesh Kumar Bansal Praveen Sharma Ramneet Kaur Anil Arora Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian male Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Adenosquamous malignant ulcer stomach cancer tumor |
| title | Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian male |
| title_full | Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian male |
| title_fullStr | Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian male |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian male |
| title_short | Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an Indian male |
| title_sort | primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in an indian male |
| topic | Adenosquamous malignant ulcer stomach cancer tumor |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2013;volume=56;issue=4;spage=416;epage=418;aulast=Bansal |
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