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Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer
Overall gastric cancer incidence is decreasing, but incidence of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma has been rising. The diagnosis can be challenging. It has a poorer prognosis because it tends to be diagnosed at advanced stages. Lymphedema is a rare presentation. We report a rare presentation of si...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10482131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37680782 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2023_003848 |
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author | Cruz, Dany Pinto Silva, Catarina Marques, Cristina Pereira, Francisca M. Leitão, Alexandra Ogando, Ana |
author_facet | Cruz, Dany Pinto Silva, Catarina Marques, Cristina Pereira, Francisca M. Leitão, Alexandra Ogando, Ana |
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description | Overall gastric cancer incidence is decreasing, but incidence of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma has been rising. The diagnosis can be challenging. It has a poorer prognosis because it tends to be diagnosed at advanced stages. Lymphedema is a rare presentation. We report a rare presentation of signet ring cell carcinoma in a 49-year old male, with no underlying medical condition. The patient presented with lymphedema of lower limbs, scrotum and abdominal wall. LEARNING POINTS: Signet ring cell carcinoma tends to have an infiltrative behavior. Endoscopic analysis may not lead to any macroscopic finding. In highly suspicious cases, endoscopic exploration should be complemented with an endoscopic ultrasound or blind random biopsies. |
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spelling | pubmed-104821312023-09-07 Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer Cruz, Dany Pinto Silva, Catarina Marques, Cristina Pereira, Francisca M. Leitão, Alexandra Ogando, Ana Eur J Case Rep Intern Med Article Overall gastric cancer incidence is decreasing, but incidence of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma has been rising. The diagnosis can be challenging. It has a poorer prognosis because it tends to be diagnosed at advanced stages. Lymphedema is a rare presentation. We report a rare presentation of signet ring cell carcinoma in a 49-year old male, with no underlying medical condition. The patient presented with lymphedema of lower limbs, scrotum and abdominal wall. LEARNING POINTS: Signet ring cell carcinoma tends to have an infiltrative behavior. Endoscopic analysis may not lead to any macroscopic finding. In highly suspicious cases, endoscopic exploration should be complemented with an endoscopic ultrasound or blind random biopsies. SMC Media Srl 2023-08-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10482131/ /pubmed/37680782 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2023_003848 Text en © EFIM 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This article is licensed under a Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Article Cruz, Dany Pinto Silva, Catarina Marques, Cristina Pereira, Francisca M. Leitão, Alexandra Ogando, Ana Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer |
title | Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer |
title_full | Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer |
title_fullStr | Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer |
title_short | Lower Limb Edema Caused by Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer |
title_sort | lower limb edema caused by metastatic signet ring cell stomach cancer |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10482131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37680782 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2023_003848 |
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