Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of
Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries

ÖZGÜR, İlker; BÜYÜK, Melek; Gulluoglu, Mine; AYDIN SUDABATMAZ, ESRA; Çavuş, Bilger; VATANSEVER, Sezai; ALTAY, Ali Yılmaz; GÖK, Ali Fuat Kaan

doi:10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529

Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries

Ali Yılmaz ALTAY, (Department of General Surgery ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Melek BÜYÜK, (Department of 1Pathology,Istanbul University, ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

İlker ÖZGÜR, (Department of3Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Ali Fuat Kaan GÖK, (Department of 1Pathology, Istanbul University, ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Bilger ÇAVUŞ, (Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Esra AYDIN, (Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Sezai VATANSEVER, (Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Mine GÜLLÜOĞLU (Department of 1Pathology,Istanbul University, ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 37 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 203 - 211 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529 İndeks Tarihi: 29-05-2022

Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries

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Objective: Metastatic involvement of the stomach is a rare event. Our aim in this study was to document the clinicopathological findings in patients with gastric metastases and find out if there are any potentially significant features to be used in the differential diagnosis. Material and Method: Our cohort consisted of 17 histologically verified gastric metastasis cases. Clinical, endoscopic and microscopic features were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The primary sites were the breast, skin, lungs, ovaries, colon, and gluteal soft tissue. Three patients were symptomatic because of the metastatic involvement of the stomach and 9 patients had concomitant metastasis in other sites. Invasive lobular breast carcinoma and malignant melanoma were the most common metastatic malignancies. The most common macroscopic appearance was the diffuse infiltrative type (Borrmann Type 4). Most of the metastatic lesions endoscopically mimicked primary gastric cancer. Furthermore, some of the metastatic lesions, particularly invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast and malignant melanoma, displayed histopathologic features similar to the primary gastric malignancies to a certain extent. Conclusion: The possibility of metastatic involvement of stomach must be kept in mind while dealing with a gastric mass lesion in a cancer patient, even though the clinical and endoscopic features suggest primary gastric cancer. Our study points out the importance of conveying the information about medical history and clinical findings of the patients for correct pathologic differential diagnosis.

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APA	ALTAY A, BÜYÜK M, ÖZGÜR İ, GÖK A, Çavuş B, AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E, VATANSEVER S, Gulluoglu M (2021). Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. , 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
Chicago	ALTAY Ali Yılmaz,BÜYÜK Melek,ÖZGÜR İlker,GÖK Ali Fuat Kaan,Çavuş Bilger,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ ESRA,VATANSEVER Sezai,Gulluoglu Mine Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. (2021): 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
MLA	ALTAY Ali Yılmaz,BÜYÜK Melek,ÖZGÜR İlker,GÖK Ali Fuat Kaan,Çavuş Bilger,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ ESRA,VATANSEVER Sezai,Gulluoglu Mine Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. , 2021, ss.203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
AMA	ALTAY A,BÜYÜK M,ÖZGÜR İ,GÖK A,Çavuş B,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E,VATANSEVER S,Gulluoglu M Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. . 2021; 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
Vancouver	ALTAY A,BÜYÜK M,ÖZGÜR İ,GÖK A,Çavuş B,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E,VATANSEVER S,Gulluoglu M Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. . 2021; 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
IEEE	ALTAY A,BÜYÜK M,ÖZGÜR İ,GÖK A,Çavuş B,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E,VATANSEVER S,Gulluoglu M "Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries." , ss.203 - 211, 2021. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
ISNAD	ALTAY, Ali Yılmaz vd. "Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries". (2021), 203-211. https://doi.org/10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529

APA	ALTAY A, BÜYÜK M, ÖZGÜR İ, GÖK A, Çavuş B, AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E, VATANSEVER S, Gulluoglu M (2021). Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. Türk Patoloji Dergisi, 37(3), 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
Chicago	ALTAY Ali Yılmaz,BÜYÜK Melek,ÖZGÜR İlker,GÖK Ali Fuat Kaan,Çavuş Bilger,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ ESRA,VATANSEVER Sezai,Gulluoglu Mine Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. Türk Patoloji Dergisi 37, no.3 (2021): 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
MLA	ALTAY Ali Yılmaz,BÜYÜK Melek,ÖZGÜR İlker,GÖK Ali Fuat Kaan,Çavuş Bilger,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ ESRA,VATANSEVER Sezai,Gulluoglu Mine Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. Türk Patoloji Dergisi, vol.37, no.3, 2021, ss.203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
AMA	ALTAY A,BÜYÜK M,ÖZGÜR İ,GÖK A,Çavuş B,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E,VATANSEVER S,Gulluoglu M Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. Türk Patoloji Dergisi. 2021; 37(3): 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
Vancouver	ALTAY A,BÜYÜK M,ÖZGÜR İ,GÖK A,Çavuş B,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E,VATANSEVER S,Gulluoglu M Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries. Türk Patoloji Dergisi. 2021; 37(3): 203 - 211. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
IEEE	ALTAY A,BÜYÜK M,ÖZGÜR İ,GÖK A,Çavuş B,AYDIN SUDABATMAZ E,VATANSEVER S,Gulluoglu M "Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries." Türk Patoloji Dergisi, 37, ss.203 - 211, 2021. 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529
ISNAD	ALTAY, Ali Yılmaz vd. "Metastases to the Stomach: Clinicopathologic Features of Metastases Mimicking Gastric Primaries". Türk Patoloji Dergisi 37/3 (2021), 203-211. https://doi.org/10.5146/tjpath.2021.01529