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A rare gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma coexisting with Brunner's gland adenoma: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Jian‑Ming Wei
    • Zi‑Zhen Zhang
    • Yan‑Ying Shen
    • Dan‑Ping Shen
    • Xing‑Zhi Ni
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  • Published online on: July 8, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3465
  • Pages: 1251-1254
  • Copyright: © Wei et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma (G-NEC) is a rare neoplasm known for its aggressive behavior and poor prognosis. Brunner's gland adenoma (BGA) is a rare benign proliferative lesion that develops most commonly in the duodenum. To the best of our knowledge, no cases of G‑NEC coexisting with BGA have previously been reported. The present study therefore reports the first case of G‑NEC combined with BGA. A 67‑year‑old female presented with upper abdominal discomfort. No distant metastases were detected upon pre‑operative abdominal computed tomography imaging. The patient underwent a radical distal gastrectomy, D2 lymphadenectomy and Billroth I gastroenterostomy. The resected masses were histologically confirmed to be G‑NEC and BGA, respectively. The patient did not receive neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and remains alive with no evidence of metastasis or recurrence at four years post-surgery.
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Wei JM, Zhang ZZ, Shen YY, Shen DP and Ni XZ: A rare gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma coexisting with Brunner's gland adenoma: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 1251-1254, 2015
APA
Wei, J., Zhang, Z., Shen, Y., Shen, D., & Ni, X. (2015). A rare gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma coexisting with Brunner's gland adenoma: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 1251-1254. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3465
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Wei, J., Zhang, Z., Shen, Y., Shen, D., Ni, X."A rare gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma coexisting with Brunner's gland adenoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.3 (2015): 1251-1254.
Chicago
Wei, J., Zhang, Z., Shen, Y., Shen, D., Ni, X."A rare gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma coexisting with Brunner's gland adenoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 3 (2015): 1251-1254. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3465