Abstract

CORDOBA SORIANO, Juan Gabriel; GATO DIEZ, Alberto; VICENTE GUTIERREZ, Mar  and  LOPEZ NEYRA, Isabel. Anemia Syndrome: Type 1 Gastric Carcinoid (Role of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment). Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2010, vol.3, n.3, pp.217-219. ISSN 2386-8201.

We report a case of a 74 year old man who was admitted to our Internal Medicine Department for severe symptomatic anemia. He was diagnosed with a type 1 gastric neuroendocrine tumor classified according to Rindi et al, Endoscopic ultrasound was the key for correct diagnosis and patient management. Subsequently, we present a review of the current status of the recommendations for the correct diagnosis and treatment in this type of tumor.

Keywords : Anemia; Pernicious; Endosonography; Carcinoid Tumor.

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