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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2015; 6(04): 182-184
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.173970
Case Report
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

Massive gastrointestinal bleed due to multiple gastric neuroendocrine tumors

Vishal Sharma
Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Surinder Singh Rana
Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Paramvir Singh Mangat
1   Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Lileswar Kaman
1   Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Deepak Kumar Bhasin
Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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01 October 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Gastric neuroendocrine tumors (G-NETs) are uncommon lesions which are usually diagnosed on histological evaluation of gastric polyps. These may occur sporadically or due to hypergastrinemia in the setting of atrophic gastritis or Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. Large lesions may ulcerate and result in gastrointestinal bleeding. However, massive gastrointestinal bleeding is rare in patients with NETs. We report a 60-year-old lady who presented with massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to multiple G-NETs.

Key words

Gastrinoma - gastrointestinal hemorrhage - neuroendocrine tumors - polyps - stomach
 

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