Abstract:Extraskeletal carcinomas with osteoclast-like giant cells (OGC) constitute a rare type of malignant tumors, usually located in the pancreas, gall bladder, breast and kidney. Histologically they are characterized by the presence of multinucleated giant cells that resemble osteoclasts mixed with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma cells. This paper reports a case of primary gastric adenocarcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells in a 75-year-old woman who suffered from epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting and weig… Show more
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