Adenocarcinoma of the stomach with tumor-thrombotic microangiopathy in an 11-year-old male patient

Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2000 Feb;10(1):45-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1072322.

Abstract

The majority of malignancies in childhood are represented by leukemias, lymphomas or other reticuloendothelial neoplasms, tumors of the central nervous system, nephroblastomas and sarcomas. Gastrointestinal tumors represent less than 5% of pediatric neoplasms and carcinomas within this subgroup have been very rarely described, especially those arising in the stomach. In this study, we report a case of an 11-year-old boy with a signet-ring carcinoma of the stomach. The patient initially presented with respiratory symptoms which were caused by massive pulmonary lymphangiosis carcinomatosa and a peculiar microangiopathy, recently addressed as pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy. To our knowledge, this constellation has not been reported so far.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / complications*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Lung / blood supply
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications*
  • Male
  • Microcirculation / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
  • Thrombosis / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed