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KMID : 0356620060210020165
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Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
2006 Volume.21 No. 2 p.165 ~ p.169
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A Case of Early Gastric Cancer Coincidentally Developed in a Patient with Acromegaly
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Park Gun-Woo
Lee So-Young
Son Hye-Suk
Jang Yi-Sun
Kim Hye-Soo
Lee Jong-Min
Cha Bong-Youn
Lee Kwang-Woo
Son Ho-Young
Kang Sung-ku
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Abstract
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Acromegaly is associated with an increased risk for a variety of cancers such as colon cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer. However, there have been few reports of gastric cancer developing in an acromegaly patient. A 66-year-old man suffered with diabetes mellitus and hypertension for 15 years, and he visited the endocrinology department due to dizziness. On physical examination, the biochemical studies and the sella MRI, he showed the typical features of acromegaly with pituitary microadenoma. During the cancer screening studies to find the cause of anemia, early gastric cancer was diagnosed by pathologic examination of the tissue biopsies. We described the summary of characteristics of the patient and reviewed literature.
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KEYWORD
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Acromegaly, Growth hormone, Early gastric cancer
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