Yonsei Med J.
2004 Jun;45(3):555-560. 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.3.555.
Menetrier's Disease in Korea: Report of Two Cases and Review of Cases in a Gastric Cancer Prevalent Region
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- 1Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sunghoonn@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Cancer Metastasis Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1734143
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2004.45.3.555
Abstract
- Menetrier's disease is a rare disease of the stomach generally described as hypertrophic gastropathy associated with hypoproteinemia. Gastric resection is still the most definitive treatment for the disease, but the appropriate extent of resection has not been determined. One of the major factors that would determine the extent of gastric resection in Menetrier's disease is its malignant potential. We present two recent cases of Menetrier's disease treated in our institution and review cases of the disease reported in Korea where the incidence of gastric cancer is one of the highest in the world.
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