Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the stomach

Mehmet Dursun, Mehmet Yaldz, Abdurrahman Işkdogan, Gülşen Ylmaz, Fikri Canoruç, Necati Örmecı, Şerif Ylmaz

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology · 2003 · 21 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the stomach is extremely rare. To date, only 80 cases have been reported. A 65-year-old man with complaints of epigastric pain and cachexia for the past year is presented. He had a tumour with infiltration of the corpus and antrum of the stomach. The tumour was unresectable, and the patient died within 3 months.

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