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Document the clinical course and neoplastic transformation of chronic Ménétrier disease leading to gastric cancer in a pediatric patient.

January 18, 2023Clinical EndoscopyOpen Access

Chronic Ménétrier disease leading to gastric cancer in youth

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BHBruno Salomão HirschUniversidade de São Paulo SCSílvia Regina CardosoHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo EBElisa Ryoka BabaUniversidade de São Paulo

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Case report reveals malignant transformation of chronic Ménétrier disease into gastric cancer in a child, indicating the need for long-term oncologic surveillance.

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Document the clinical course and neoplastic transformation of chronic Ménétrier disease leading to gastric cancer in a pediatric patient.
Clinical, biochemical, and endoscopic evaluation of a previously healthy 10-year-old girl presenting with vomiting, melena, and a 10% weight loss over one month.
Initial laboratory evaluation revealed severe anemia with hemoglobin of 5.0 g/dL, hypoalbuminemia of 3.4 mg/dL, and elevated serum gastrin of 350 pg/mL.
Diagnostic workup confirmed the first reported pediatric case of chronic Ménétrier disease progressing to gastric cancer.

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Hirsch et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aadec56d2bf052ff295ab7e https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.051

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Case report reveals malignant transformation of chronic Ménétrier disease into gastric cancer in a child, indicating the need for long-term oncologic surveillance.

Chronic Ménétrier disease leading to gastric cancer in youth

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Chronic Ménétrier disease leading to gastric cancer in youth

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