Laparoscopic resection of synchronous gastric cancer and primary small intestinal lymphoma: a case report

World J Gastroenterol. 2014 May 28;20(20):6353-6. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6353.

Abstract

Synchronous gastric cancer and primary small intestinal lymphoma are extremely rare. A 49-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a history of upper abdominal pain for two weeks and was diagnosed with synchronous cancer. During hospitalization, the patient underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy + resection of bilateral ovaries + partial resection of both small intestine and descending colon. Pathological examination revealed a synchronous cancer consisting of early gastric cancer with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma located in mucosa, with lymph node metastasis (3+/29) (T1N1M0, stage IB); and diffuse large B cell lymphoma of small intestine involving descending colon and bilateral ovaries, with lymph node metastasis (2+/5) (Ann Arbor IIE). The patient recovered well, without any obvious complications and was discharged on post-operative day 7. The patient received six cycles of chemotherapy after operation. She has been doing well with no evidence of recurrence for 13 mo.

Keywords: Gastric cancer; Multiple primary cancers; Primary small intestinal lymphoma; Synchronous.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Colon / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Lymphoma / complications
  • Lymphoma / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery*
  • Ovary / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents