Radiology–Pathology Conference: Calcified untreated gastric cancer

Adenocarcinoma of the stomach represents upwards of 95% of all gastric malignancy. Calcifications in untreated gastric cancer are rare, but typically represent mucin-producing tumor. We report the radiology and pathology of a patient who presented with gastric wall calcifications on CT and a mucin-p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical imaging 2004-11, Vol.28 (6), p.418-421
Hauptverfasser:	Dickson, Asante M., Schuss, Allan, Goyal, Amit, Katz, Douglas S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Abdominal Pain - diagnosis Abdominal Pain - etiology Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma - pathology Aged Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Needle Calcification Calcinosis - complications Calcinosis - diagnosis Cancer Cancer therapies Computed tomography Emergency Service, Hospital Family medical history Gastric cancer Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Immunohistochemistry Male Medical imaging Medical sciences Neoplasm Staging Pathology Prognosis Radiology Risk Assessment Sensitivity and Specificity Stomach Stomach Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Stomach Neoplasms - pathology Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Adenocarcinoma of the stomach represents upwards of 95% of all gastric malignancy. Calcifications in untreated gastric cancer are rare, but typically represent mucin-producing tumor. We report the radiology and pathology of a patient who presented with gastric wall calcifications on CT and a mucin-producing adenocarcinoma at pathologic examination of a gastric biopsy specimen.
ISSN:	0899-7071 1873-4499
DOI:	10.1016/j.clinimag.2004.04.001