Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1994 Dec;14(4):465-470.

A Case of Small Cell Carcinoma in the Stomach

• Park TY
• Cin MH
• Park YJ
• Koo CH
• Lee JY
• Yoon SI
• Han SS
• Lee BD

Abstract

Primary extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma(SCC) is appearing with increased frequency in the literature. These tumors have been described in the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, larynx, hypopharynx, salivary gland, nasal cavity & paranasal sinus, thymus, small & large bowel, uterine cervix, endometrium, breast, prostate, urinary bladder and skin. Small cell carcinoma of the stomach is extremely rare and a total 9 cases have been reported in the English literature. Like SCC in the lung, SCC in the alimentary tract has a aggresive behavior and prognosis of the patient is poor. We are reported a case of advanced gastric cancer diagnosed as small cell type by endoscopic biopsy. Grossly, the lesion of small cell carcinoma of the stomach, located in the upper body and gastric angle, is ulcerated with irregular margin and dirty surface covered with blodd clots and exudates.

Keyword

Small cell carcinoma; Stomach cancer; Endoscopy

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Breast
Carcinoma, Small Cell*
Cervix Uteri
Endometrium
Endoscopy
Esophagus
Exudates and Transudates
Female
Humans
Hypopharynx
Larynx
Lung
Nasal Cavity
Pancreas
Prognosis
Prostate
Salivary Glands
Skin
Stomach Neoplasms
Stomach*
Thymus Gland
Ulcer
Urinary Bladder