Small cell lung carcinoma in a patient with previously diagnosed Ménétrier’s disease: Is this another neuroendocrine manifestation of the neoplastic potential of this condition?
Abstract:A 73-year old man with a history of Ménétrier's disease developed a mass in the axilla. Histology revealed this to be a metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma, most consistent with a lung primary. Computed tomography scan of the thorax showed a 28mm lesion in close proximity to the right bronchus intermedius. Cytological specimen from bronchoalveolar lavage yielded small cell carcinoma cells. Serum chromogranin A and serum gastrin levels were found to be significantly elevated. Ménétrier's disease has been associ… Show more
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