Lower limb edema caused by metastatic signet ring cell stomach cancer

Dany Cruz

Internal Medicine Department at Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Portugal

Catarina Pinto Silva

Internal Medicine, Department at Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Portugal

Cristina Marques

Internal Medicine, Department at Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Portugal

Francisca Pereira

Internal Medicine, Department at Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Portugal

Alexandra Leitão

Internal Medicine, Department at Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Portugal

Ana Ogando

Internal Medicine, Department at Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Portugal

Keywords

Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma, Gastric cancer, Paraneoplasic syndrome

Abstract

Overall gastric cancer incidence is decreasing, but incidence of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma has been rising. The diagnosis can be challenging. It has a poorer prognosis because it tends to be diagnosed at advanced stages. Lymphedema is a rare presentation. We report a rare presentation of signet ring cell carcinoma in a 49-year old male, with no underlying medical condition. The patient presented with lymphedema of lower limbs, scrotum and abdominal wall.

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Published: 2023-08-07
Issue: Vol. 10 No. 9 (2023) (view)

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Cruz D, Pinto Silva C, Marques C, Pereira F, Leitão A, Ogando A. Lower limb edema caused by metastatic signet ring cell stomach cancer. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 7 [cited 2025 Oct. 9];10(9). Available from: https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3848
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