The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
Case Report

A Case of Infiltrative Carcinoma of stomach

Choung Youp Rhee, Hyun Sook Kim, Mi Kyung Kim, Woo Je Choung, Kyun Il Yoon
Corresponding author: Kyun Il Yoon. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

The infiltrative carcinoma of stomach is reported to difficult to diagnosis by gastroscopic examination only, because of a few change of mucosa. So the tumor is diagnosed with the aid of gastroscopic multiple biopsy findings. We experienced a case of infiltrative carcinoma of stomach, which was similar to hypertrophic gastritis. The tumor was confirmed by the biopsy and operation finding. The general concept of infiltrative carcinoma of stomach with the brief review of literature is discussed here.