Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic Challenge
Malignant ascites is a rare first manifestation of gastric carcinoma and is usually associated with symptoms which include early satiety, abdominal pain and deteriorating clinical state. The authors describe the case of a male patient presenting with malignant ascites of rapid onset which was the so...
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| description | Malignant ascites is a rare first manifestation of gastric carcinoma and is usually associated with symptoms which include early satiety, abdominal pain and deteriorating clinical state. The authors describe the case of a male patient presenting with malignant ascites of rapid onset which was the sole presentation of gastric cancer, highlighting the importance of upper gastric endoscopy even in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c37690d27add425793ba904a3785ed252022-12-22T02:05:36ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942019-06-0110.12890/2019_0011411141Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic ChallengeInes Duarte0Cristina Outerelo1Division of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine,Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalDivision of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine,Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalMalignant ascites is a rare first manifestation of gastric carcinoma and is usually associated with symptoms which include early satiety, abdominal pain and deteriorating clinical state. The authors describe the case of a male patient presenting with malignant ascites of rapid onset which was the sole presentation of gastric cancer, highlighting the importance of upper gastric endoscopy even in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1141Gastric cancerascitesupper endoscopypoor prognosis |
| spellingShingle | Ines Duarte Cristina Outerelo Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic Challenge European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine Gastric cancer ascites upper endoscopy poor prognosis |
| title | Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full | Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_fullStr | Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_short | Gastric Cancer Presenting as Isolated Ascites: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_sort | gastric cancer presenting as isolated ascites a diagnostic challenge |
| topic | Gastric cancer ascites upper endoscopy poor prognosis |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1141 |
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