background gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gist) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract. they are usually c-kit positive and seen slightly more common in men. these tumors are seen in the gi tract from the esophagus to the anus with occasional invasion or metastasis. method in this retrospective study, we evaluated the prevalence of c-kit positive stromal tum...

Primary lung cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer, but gastric metastasis from lung cancer is extremely rare. Little is known about its clinicopathological features, prognosis and optimal treatment strategy. The present study reports a case of primary lung cancer that metastasized to the stomach and to the best of our knowledge, is the first to identify discordance in epidermal...

A 67-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of positive sputum cytology. Despite detailed examination, the malignant cell source remained elusive. Twenty months later, CT revealed two nodules in the right S1 and S10 regions which were resected. A year following the operation, gastoendoscopy showed a stomach tumor. Total gastrectomy with lymph node dissection was performed. Histologic...

Background. aim of this study was to compare the role of diagnostic laparoscopy and contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) of abdomen in the staging of stomach carcinoma. Methods. This was a prospective study conducted in a tertiary care hospital over a period of two years and included 50 patients of endoscopy and biopsy proven stomach carcinoma that were found to be operable on CECT. Dia...

INTRODUCTION A case of carcinoma of the stomach presenting with cellulitis-like cutaneous metastasis is reported. CLINICAL PICTURE This patient was diagnosed to have early stage carcinoma of the prostate (T1bN0M0), which was treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy. He presented with an erythematous area of induration over the right neck a few weeks after the completion of radical radio...

BACKGROUND The incidence of carcinoma in the cardiac area of the stomach has been increasing, but the appropriate surgical strategy for these tumors remains controversial. Here we attempt to clarify the debate by retrospectively evaluating surgical outcome. METHODS A total of 191 patients were examined. Patients underwent potentially curative resection for gastric adenocarcinoma, primarily of...