A Case of Laparoscopic Partial Gastrectomy Combined with Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery for the Treatment of Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor

Abstract

A 57-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a small gastric tumor. The tumor was diagnosed as a type 3 gastric neuroendocrine tumor (NET). We performed endoscopic submucosal dissection of the lesion; the tumor was diagnosed as gastric NET G1, T1 with lymph vessel invasion and required surgery. We performed laparoscopic partial gastrectomy combined with sentinel node navigation surgery. The final diagnosis was T1, N0, M0, Stage I. No sign of recurrence has been noted two years post-surgery. This case suggests the clinical benefit of laparoscopic surgery combined with sentinel node navigation surgery for gastric NET.