Four-years Follow-up in a Case of Gastric Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

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Introduction: Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma has a poor prognosis, regardless of the primary site.

Aim(s): We present a case of poorly differentiated gastric carcinoma with solitary thyroid metastasis and four years survival after the surgical approach.

Materials and methods: A 71-year-old female patient had the following medical history: while known for several years to have arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, she was diagnosed in 2007 with severe anemia. The investigations revealed a gastric tumor and total gastrectomy was performed.

Conference: 8th Annual ENETSConcerence (2011)

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Authors: Poiana C, Carsote M, Chirita C, Goldstein A, Trifanescu R,

Keywords: gastric neuroendocrine tumor, proliferation index, prognosis,