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. 2022 Apr;11(4):959–966. doi: 10.21037/tcr-21-2331

Table 1. Case reports in which GCP either co-occurred with or resembled gastric neoplasms.

Ref. Age Sex Prior gastric surgery Symptom Involved gastric layer(s) Gastric tumor GCP IHC Treatment Survival outcome
(9) 63 M No Abdominal pain Mucosa ADC KCNE2, ER Distal gastrectomy NR
(10) 55 M No No stomach or intestinal symptoms Submucosa ADC NR Endoscopic submucosal dissection AWED, 39 months
(11) 45 M No Epigastric abdominal pain and black stool Mucosa, submucosa ADC NR Total gastrectomy with esophagojejunostomy, abdominal lymphadenectomy, feeding jejunostomy, and bilateral vagotomies NR
(12) 51 M No Abdominal pain Submucosa, muscularis propria, subserosa ADC Ki-67, p53, p21WAF1/CIP1 Total gastrectomy AWED, 10 years
(13) 83 F Gastrojejunostomy 50 years prior Epigastric discomfort Mucosa, submucosa ADC, signet ring cell carcinoma Ki-67 Distal gastrectomy, regional lymphadenectomy AWED, 46 months
(14) 67 M No Melena, ulcerated bleeding Submucosa, muscularis propria No tumor observed. GCP lesion mimicked GIST in GI tract bleeding and endoscopic ultrasonography NR Surgical resection of the lesion NR
(15) 61 M No None Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis propria No tumor observed. GCP lesion mimicked solid submucosal tumors in radiologic evaluation CD68 Laparoscopic wedge resection AWED. Duration not reported

GCP, gastritis cystica profunda; IHC, immunohistochemistry; ADC, adenocarcinoma; NR, not reported; AWED, alive with no evidence of disease; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; GI, gastrointestinal.