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. 1983 Sep;36(9):1071–1075. doi: 10.1136/jcp.36.9.1071

Intramucosal carcinoma of the gastric antrum complicating Menetrier's disease.

M G Wood, C Bates, R C Brown, M S Losowsky
PMCID: PMC498472  PMID: 6886023

Abstract

A 48-year-old man presented with haematemesis and was found to have Menetrier's disease. Three and a half years later early gastric cancer was detected at routine follow-up endoscopy. This is the first report of the development of early gastric cancer during follow-up in a case of Menetrier's disease. It is probable that patients with Menetrier's disease are at increased risk of gastric cancer, and should have regular endoscopic follow-up with gastric biopsy.

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