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. 2023 Jan;56(1):125-128.
doi: 10.5946/ce.2022.051. Epub 2023 Jan 18.

Chronic Ménétrier disease leading to gastric cancer in youth

Bruno Salomão Hirsch  1 , Silvia R Cardoso  2 , Elisa R Baba  1 , Diogo T H de Moura  1 , Manoel Ernesto P Gonçalves  2 , Rodrigo S de P Rocha  1 , Eduardo G H de Moura  1
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Chronic Ménétrier disease leading to gastric cancer in youth

Bruno Salomão Hirsch et al. Clin Endosc. 2023 Jan.
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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Ménétrier disease. (A) Endoscopic findings in forward view. (B) Endoscopic findings in retroflexed view. (C) Histopathological features (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×10).
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Gastric cancer in a Ménétrier disease background. (A) Endoscopic findings in forward view. (B) Endoscopic findings in retroflexed view. (C) The endoscopic biopsy specimen showing gastric adenocarcinoma (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×250).
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Computed tomography of the patient showing gastric cancer in Ménétrier disease.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.
(A) Gross pathological appearance with gastric adenocarcinoma (arrows). (B) The specimen showing gastric adenocarcinoma (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×5).
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