Laparoscopic treatment of three patients with gastric neuroendocrine tumors.: Case report

Gastric neuroendocrine tumors constitute 6.9% of all gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors and approximately 1% of all gastric neoplasms. They comprise a wide group of tumors that may or may not be secreting, and with very different biological behavior. Although most of them are benign, a small per...

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Autores: Varela Vega, Martín, Barro, Leticia, Baranov, Sofía, Da Rosa, Agustina, Larrosa, Gabriela, Cubas, Santiago, Beraldo, Gerardo, Santiago, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Uruguay
Institución:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/2053
Acceso en línea:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/2053
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:tumores gástricos
cirugía gástrica
tratamiento quirúrgico
gastric tumors
gastric surgery
surgical treatment
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Sumario:Gastric neuroendocrine tumors constitute 6.9% of all gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors and approximately 1% of all gastric neoplasms. They comprise a wide group of tumors that may or may not be secreting, and with very different biological behavior. Although most of them are benign, a small percentage have an aggressive behavior, with metastatic capacity and a poor survival. Given its relatively indolent course, sometimes the diagnosis results from a fortuitous finding, or less commonly when a complication (hemorrhage or obstruction) arises. Upper endoscopy with immunohistochemical analysis of the biopsy is essential for diagnosis. Tomography is the choice for staging. Lymph node dissemination is rare, and lymphatic emptying is not indicated except in cases of undifferentiated tumors or with visible lymphadenopathy intraoperatively, so the laparoscopic approach is especially attractive. The objective of this communication is to present three cases of laparoscopic resolution of gastric neuroendocrine tumors in our department.