RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gastric Adenocarcinoma in a 16-Year-Old Female
JF Ochsner Journal
JO Ochsner J
FD O. P. Jindal Global University
SP 395
OP 397
DO 10.31486/toj.17.0107
VO 18
IS 4
A1 Periasamy, Kannan
A1 Radhakrishna, Nikhila
A1 Mukherji, Ashutosh
A1 Ganesh, Rajesh Nachiappa
YR 2018
UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/18/4/395.abstract
AB Background: Primary gastric adenocarcinoma commonly occurs in the elderly in the sixth to seventh decade of life but is exceedingly rare in children and adolescents, accounting for only 0.05% of pediatric gastrointestinal malignancies. Because of the nonspecific clinical presentation, gastric adenocarcinomas in children and adolescents are often metastatic when they are discovered.Case Report: We describe a case of gastric adenocarcinoma in a 16-year-old female who was diagnosed early and successfully treated with surgery and chemoradiation by volumetric modulated arc technique.Conclusion: The possibility of gastric adenocarcinoma should be considered in children and adolescents with persistent nonspecific symptoms of vomiting and upper abdominal pain so that the diagnosis can be made at early stages and radical treatment can be offered.