Report of a Case of Signet Ring Carcinoma Presenting as Gastric Mucosal Thickening: A Diagnostic Dilemma

The number of cancer cases has been increasing worldwide. Early diagnosis and tumor resection remain as the most effective treatments for gastric cancer. However, early diagnosis is not always possible as it is frequently not possible to make treatment decisions without pathologic diagnosis in patie...

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Published in:Bezmialem science 2021-03, Vol.9 (1), p.120-124
Main Authors: KARATOPRAK, Cumali, AKÇAKAYA, Adem, ŞENTÜRK, Hakan, ÇOBAN, Ganime, ŞAHİN, Nurhan, TÜRK, Hacı Mehmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Biopsy
Chemotherapy
Conflicts of interest
Consent
diagnostic dilemmas
Endoscopy
Gastric cancer
gastric mucosal thickening
Laboratories
Lymphoma
Medical diagnosis
Pathology
Patients
signet ring cell carcinoma
Surgery
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Summary:The number of cancer cases has been increasing worldwide. Early diagnosis and tumor resection remain as the most effective treatments for gastric cancer. However, early diagnosis is not always possible as it is frequently not possible to make treatment decisions without pathologic diagnosis in patients with clinically suspected cancer. This causes delays in diagnosing cancer. We presented a 58 years old woman with gastric signet ring cell carcinoma that could not be diagnosed despite using four different methods of stomach biopsies. We aimed to emphasize that despite the use of advanced methods, if clinical cancer in non-diagnosed cases is suspected, we should be more aggressive for early diagnosis.
ISSN:2148-2373
2148-2373
DOI:10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.5378