A Case of Multiple Gastric Carcinoid Tumor

Abstract

A 60-year-old male with past medical histories of hypertension and diabetes mellitus for 13yrs, had epigastric discomfort. He was pointed out abnormality on upper gastrointestinal fiberscope. Upper GIF revealed multiple elevated lesions from cardia to lower body of the stomach, biopsy of which is carcinoid tumor. As total gastrectomy was performed, resected stomach had 9 tumors, maximum size of which was 42×35mm in diameter.
Multiple gastric carcinoid tumor which occupies about 10% of all gastric carcinoid tumors, is commonly reported to be about 10mm in diameter. It has usually metastasis if above 10mm in size. In summary, we report a rare case of carcinoid tumor characterized by large tumor size and no metastasis.