[The multiple stomach carcinoid].

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors can be found in the entire alimentary tract. Stomach carcinoids make up about 3% of all carcinoids; 0.39% of all stomach tumors are carcinoids. Multiple stomach carcinoid is a medical rarity. In spite of an invasive growth, carcinoids with a diameter of less than 1 cm are considered semimalignant, those with a diameter of more than 1 cm are considered sure malignant. There are 8 cases of multiple gastric carcinoids described in the literature. In our case we found macroscopically 31 polyps with a diameter of between 0.4 and 2 cm in the stomach. Histologically they were growing invasively with small tumor groups in the lymph ducts. Therapeutically total gastrectomy was necessary.