Hemorrhagic Gastric Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Successfully Treated Using Coil Embolization of the Left Gastric Artery

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A 62-year-old man initially underwent transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). One year after the initial treatment, he developed anemia. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed irregularly elevated tumors in the lower anterior gastric body, which were diagnosed to be metastasis from HCC. Left gastric artery coil embolization was performed to prevent sustained bleeding, and his anemia partially improved. In addition to direct invasion, hematogenous metastasis to the stomach from HCC is possible and therefore should be considered during treatment. Transcatheter arterial embolization for gastric metastasis is an effective treatment method which achieves a good degree of hemostasis in patients without any surgical indications.

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There have been several published reports on metastatic lesions in the stomach, but the numbers of cases have been limited due to the low frequency of the condition. The present study examined the clinicopathological features of metastatic tumors in the stomach from distant sites in a large series of cases. A total of 389 patients with gastric metastases from solid malignant tumors were examined between 1968 and 1998 at our institution. Of these, 347 were identified from a series of 6380 autopsy cases; 54 patients were diagnosed endoscopically while alive, 12 of whom had confirmation of the condition at autopsy. In the endoscopically diagnosed cases, the metastases presented as solitary (65%) or multiple lesions (35 %), and were more frequently located in the middle or upper third of the stomach. Although the endoscopic appearance often resembled that of submucosal tumor (51%) or primary gastric cancer (39%), the final diagnosis was easily obtained in over 90% of cases from endoscopic biopsies. In two cases of lung cancer and breast cancer, gastric metastases were found before the primary tumors. In the autopsy cases with solid malignancies, metastatic lesions to the stomach were found in 5.4%, and the lung, breast, and esophagus were common primary sites. Malignant melanoma was the most frequent tumor to metastasize to the stomach (29.6%). Since metastatic lesions to the stomach are rare, the above characteristics of the lesions should be borne in mind, and biopsies should be taken for precise diagnosis during endoscopic examinations.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Intern Med

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Intern. Med

Title: Internal Medicine

Publisher: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

ISSN (Print): 0918-2918

ISSN (Electronic): 1349-7235

Publication date (Electronic): 17 April 2019

Publication date (Print): 1 August 2019

Volume: 58

Issue: 15

Pages: 2179-2183

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[1 ]Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital, Japan

[2 ]Department of Radiology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital, Japan

[3 ]Department of Pathology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital, Japan

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Correspondence to Dr.　Michitaka Imai, imai.m@ 123456ngt.saiseikai.or.jp

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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2172-18

PMC ID: 6709331

PubMed ID: 30996163

SO-VID: e36b3b86-ecea-4bce-af15-f50ebcdfb93d

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Hemorrhagic Gastric Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Successfully Treated Using Coil Embolization of the Left Gastric Artery

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