A Misdiagnosed Case of Hypertrophic Gastropathy
Joint Authors
Thapa, Sushma
Ghosh, Arnab
Pun, Gita
Ghartimagar, Dilasma
Talwar, O. P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hypertrophic gastropathy is a rare idiopathic hyperproliferative disorder which may present as Menetrier’s disease (MD) characterized by foveolar hyperplasia in the gastric fundus and body.
It is often accompanied by a severe loss of plasma proteins (including albumin) from the altered gastric mucosa.
The disease occurs in two forms, a childhood form due to cytomegalovirus infection and an adult form attributed to overexpression of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α).
The most common symptoms include epigastric pain with fullness and vomiting and generalized peripheral edema with hypoalbuminemia.
We present a case of 75-year-old female presenting with epigastric pain and vomiting.
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and computed tomography scan revealed an irregular mucosal fold at the body and antrum and thickening of the stomach wall, respectively.
Though the endoscopic gastric mucosal biopsy was nonspecific, the patient underwent partial gastrectomy due to clinicoradiological suspicion of carcinoma.
On histopathology, the case was reported as hypertrophic gastropathy, consistent with MD.
Though there is a strong clinical and radiological suspicion of malignancy in the hypertrophied gastric mucosa, MD should be one of the important differential diagnoses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thapa, Sushma& Ghosh, Arnab& Pun, Gita& Ghartimagar, Dilasma& Talwar, O. P.. 2020. A Misdiagnosed Case of Hypertrophic Gastropathy. Case Reports in Pathology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thapa, Sushma…[et al.]. A Misdiagnosed Case of Hypertrophic Gastropathy. Case Reports in Pathology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Thapa, Sushma& Ghosh, Arnab& Pun, Gita& Ghartimagar, Dilasma& Talwar, O. P.. A Misdiagnosed Case of Hypertrophic Gastropathy. Case Reports in Pathology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150421
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150421