Stage III gastric carcinosarcoma treated with surgery
This gastric cancer diagnosis at a glance
- Stage at diagnosis
- Stage III
- Subtype
- Adenocarcinoma
- Sex
- male
- Treatment
- surgery
- Outcome
- In Memory
Treatment course, step by step
- Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy was performed.
What happened, in summary
A 75-year-old man was admitted in May 2013 after a month of upper-abdominal pain with black stools and fatigue. He had lost 10 kg over 6 months. Endoscopy showed a 5-cm invasive, ulcerated tumor near the gastric cardia, and biopsy supported gastric cancer. Imaging showed enlarged nearby lymph nodes but no metastases to other organs.
He underwent laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy. Pathology revealed a rare gastric carcinosarcoma containing both well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and fibrosarcoma components. The tumor had infiltrated all layers of the stomach, and metastases involving both components were found in 5 of 15 lymph nodes. The cancer was Stage III.
He was discharged from hospital on postoperative day 15 in good condition. His subsequent course was short. One month after the operation, he died from cachexia and asphyxia caused by gastroesophageal reflux.
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