A Rapidly Growing Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Subepithelial Tumor

Kim, Tae Un; Kim, Su Jin; Lee, Si Hak

doi:2017.17.4.224

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The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research 2017;17(4):224-227.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7704/kjhugr.2017.17.4.224 Published online December 10, 2017.

A Rapidly Growing Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Subepithelial Tumor

Tae Un Kim, Su Jin Kim, Si Hak Lee

¹Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
²Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea. pmcac@hanmail.net
³Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.

빠르게 자라는 상피하 종양의 형태로 나타난 위의 편평세포암

김태언¹, 김수진², 이시학³

부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 영상의학교실¹, 내과학교실², 외과학교실³

Correspondence: Su Jin Kim,
Email: pmcac@hanmail.net

Received: 31 July 2017 • Revised: 4 September 2017 • Accepted: 9 September 2017

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach is a very rare disease, comprising less than 1% of all stomach cancers. Primary SCC of the stomach was first reported in 1895, and about 100 cases have been reported worldwide since then. Although there are several theories regarding its pathogenesis in the stomach, the process of development of SCC remains unclear. The prognosis of SCC of the stomach is poor compared to adenocarcinoma because it is often diagnosed at late stages and is more prone to lymphovascular invasion. We report a case of rapidly growing SCC of the stomach presenting as a subepithelial tumor on the cardia during screening endoscopy.

Key Words: Endoscopy; Squamous cell carcinoma; Stomach neoplasms