[Association of Biermer's anemia and gastric carcinoid tumors]

Abstract

Background: The occurrence of gastric carcinoid tumors during the cure of pernicious anemia has been reported in the literature. Concerning a new case, we review physiopathological data of this infrequent association.

Case report: We report the case of a 47-year-old women with pernicious anemia in which gastroscopy found two small tumors developed from enterochromaffin-like cells.

Conclusion: These tumors are usually latent and developed from enterochromaffin-like cells. The pathologic and histologic diagnosis is based on positive chromogranin A immunomarking. The physiopathological mechanism studies are in favour of the predominant part of hypergastrinemia following achlorhydria. Usually, evolution is benign and surgical or endoscopic resection recommended.