A Rare Case of an Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma in a Teenage Syrian Boy

In this report, we describe a case of a gastric cancer in young age group with delayed diagnosis and poor prognosis. We report a rare case of a 16-year-old teenager with an advanced moderately differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma without any relevant history. He presented mainly with dysphagia, pos...

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Published inCase reports in oncological medicine Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Hayed, Sabah, Al Halak, Ayham, Ghazal, Ahmad, Daboul, Baraa, Najjar, Yasmin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Abdomen
Adenocarcinoma
Age
Antigens
Case Report
Case reports
Coronary vessels
Dysphagia
Gastric cancer
Gastroenterology
Lymphatic system
Medical research
Metastasis
Nutrition research
Oncology
Ostomy
Pathology
Patients
Stomach cancer
Studies
Teenagers
Tumors
Youth
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Summary:In this report, we describe a case of a gastric cancer in young age group with delayed diagnosis and poor prognosis. We report a rare case of a 16-year-old teenager with an advanced moderately differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma without any relevant history. He presented mainly with dysphagia, postprandial vomiting, and eventually hematemesis. On exploratory laparotomy, the tumor was in advanced stage, the excision was not performed, multiple biopsies and a feeding jejunostomy were done, and the patient was referred to receive a palliative therapy. Reporting such cases introduces a better understanding of the relation between gastric cancer and young ages.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Raffaele Palmirotta
ISSN:2090-6706
2090-6714
DOI:10.1155/2018/9140593