Gastric carcinoma on 9-year-old boy

MICHÁLEK, Jaroslav, Jiří TŮMA, Hana HRSTKOVÁ and Josef FEIT. Gastric carcinoma on 9-year-old boy (Gastric carcinoma in 9-year-old boy). Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 0888-0018: Taylor +Francis, 2000, vol. 17, No 6, p. 511-515. ISSN 0888-0018.

Basic information

Original name

Gastric carcinoma on 9-year-old boy

Authors

MICHÁLEK, Jaroslav, Jiří TŮMA, Hana HRSTKOVÁ and Josef FEIT

Edition

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 0888-0018, Taylor +Francis, 2000, 0888-0018

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30209 Paediatrics

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.601

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

Keywords in English

childhood; gastric carcinomaGastic sa

Tags

childhood, gastric carcinomaGastic sa

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Abstract

V originále

Gastric carcinoma is an extremely rare cancer in hildren. A case is presented of a 9-year old boy admitted to The University Hospital Brno a 4-month history f abdominal pain, anorexia, weight loss, nausea, and vomiting. Several of his family members died from or have been treated for cancer: Barium meal examination performed 2 months prior to adminission was nondiagnostic. When gastroendoscopy, laparoscopy, and abnominal computer tomography scan were performed, the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the stomach was established. The ptient died 10 days after admission of rapid cancer spread. Miliary metastases of the peritoneum, mesenterium, omentum, liver, bowels, lungs, heart, bone marrow, and skin wee found. No peneration throungh the hematoencephalic barrier was noticed.