Synchronous Lymph Node and Liver Metastasis in a Well Differentiated Gastric Endocrine Tumour Type I

Abstract

Gastric endocrine tumours constitute less than 1% of all (neuro-)endocrine tumours and less than 2% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. They are classified into three groups: well-differentiated endocrine tumours, well-differentiated endocrine carcinoma, poorly-differentiated endocrine carcinoma. We report the rare case of a patient with a metastasising gastric endocrine tumour that histologically revealed all signs of a well-differentiated endocrine tumour.

Key Words:

• Endocrine carcinoma
• gastrectomy
• gastric endocrine tumour
• liver metastasis
• differentiation
• invasion.

Additional information

Notes on contributors

S. Kersting

S. Kersting, M.D. Department of General Surgery Ruhr University Bochum St. Josef-Hospital Gudrunstrasse 56 44791 Bochum, Germany Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]