TY - JOUR
T1 - Diffuse submucosal cysts of the stomach
T2 - Report of two cases in association with development of multiple gastric cancers during endoscopic follow up
AU - Inaba, Tomoki
AU - Mizuno, Motowo
AU - Kawai, Kozou
AU - Okada, Hiroyuki
AU - Tsuji, Takao
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - Background: Diffuse submucosal cysts of the stomach have been suggested as a predisposing condition for the development of gastric cancer, especially multiple cancers. We report here two cases of diffuse submucosal cysts of the stomach associated with multiple gastric cancers which were detected during endoscopic follow-up. Methods and Results: The first patient was a 75-year- old man and the second patient was a 72-year-old man. In the first case, we performed an endoscopic examination every year and detected an advanced cancer and two early cancers on the fifth year of the follow up. Because one of these cancers was advanced, we examined the second patient endoscopically every six months. In this patient, we detected two early cancers after 1.5 years follow up. Conclusions: We suggest that patients with this disorder should be examined regularly by endoscopy for the detection of gastric cancer, preferably every six months.
AB - Background: Diffuse submucosal cysts of the stomach have been suggested as a predisposing condition for the development of gastric cancer, especially multiple cancers. We report here two cases of diffuse submucosal cysts of the stomach associated with multiple gastric cancers which were detected during endoscopic follow-up. Methods and Results: The first patient was a 75-year- old man and the second patient was a 72-year-old man. In the first case, we performed an endoscopic examination every year and detected an advanced cancer and two early cancers on the fifth year of the follow up. Because one of these cancers was advanced, we examined the second patient endoscopically every six months. In this patient, we detected two early cancers after 1.5 years follow up. Conclusions: We suggest that patients with this disorder should be examined regularly by endoscopy for the detection of gastric cancer, preferably every six months.
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Gastric cancer
KW - Gastric cyst
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.02001.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.02001.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 10634151
AN - SCOPUS:0033403524
VL - 14
SP - 1161
EP - 1165
JO - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
JF - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
SN - 0815-9319
IS - 12
ER -