J Gastric Cancer.  2012 Dec;12(4):254-257.

Gastric Cancer and Concomitant Gastric Tuberculosis: A Case Report

• Kang HJ
• Lee YS
• Jang YJ
• Mok YJ

Abstract

Gastric tuberculosis is rare even in the endemic areas of tuberculosis, and can mimic neoplasm by causing elevation of the mucosa with or without ulceration. Here, we report a case in which a 54-year-old female patient admitted for resection of early gastric cancer was found to have coexisting histopathologically and bacteriologically confirmed gastric cancer and tuberculosis.

Keyword

Stomach neoplasms; Gastrointestinal tuberculosis

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Hydrazines
Mucous Membrane
Stomach Neoplasms
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
Ulcer
Hydrazines

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Gastrofiberscopic findings. A type IIc early gastric cancer in the greater curvature of the antrum.

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  Fig. 2 Abdominal computed tomography finding. There was neither specific lesion in the stomach nor regional lymph node enlargement.

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  Fig. 3 (A) H&E staining of regional lymph node (×100). A considerable amount of granulomatous inflammatory tissue (white arrows) was distributed within the lymph node. (B) H&E staining of regional lymph node (×200). Tumor cells of the signet ring cell type are shown near the normal glands (black arrows).

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