A rare case of gastric carcinoid presenting as subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord

  • Dr. Abhishek Sharma Medicine Resident, Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India
  • Dr. Gowtham Medicine Resident, Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India
  • Dr. C.L. Nawal Sr. Professor, Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India
  • Dr. M. K. Agarwal Professor, Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India
  • Dr. R.S. Chejara Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India
Keywords: Gastric carcinoid, Subacute combined degeneration, spinal cord

Abstract

Gastric carcinoids originate from the foregut and are derived from enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells, which are the main neuroendocrine cells in the gastric mucosa. Gastrin acts directly on ECL cells to induce hyperplasia, dysplasia, and, eventually, neoplasia or carcinoid . In patients with chronic atrophic gastritis, decreased gastric acid secretion stimulates the secretion of gastrin, and ECL cells transform into a carcinoid. Herein we report a case of type I gastric carcinoid presenting as SACD.

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CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i05.21
Published: 2016-05-31
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Sharma A, Gowtham G, Nawal C, Agarwal M, Chejara R. A rare case of gastric carcinoid presenting as subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2016May31 [cited 2024Dec.23];4(5):784-6. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/570
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