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Case report: acute abdominal pain in a 37-year-old patient and the consequences for his family.
BMC gastroenterology - 3 May 2020
Niemeyer Elisabeth, Mofid Hamid, Zornig Carsten, Burandt Eike-Christian, Stein Alexander, Block Andreas, Volk Alexander E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is a rare condition that accounts for approximately 1-3% of all gastric cancer cases. Due to its rapid and invasive growth pattern, it is associated with a very poor prognosis. As a result, comprehensive genetic testing is imperative in patients who m...
Topics
- Abdomen, Acute
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Cadherins
- Gastrectomy
- Gastroscopy
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
