Multiple gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic gland type: A case report

Table 1 Characteristics of three multiple cases with gastric adenocarcinoma of the fundic gland (chief cell-predominant type)

Author (yr)	Kino et al[13]				Watanabe et al [14]							Our case
Patient number		1				1							1
Age (yr)		78				71							46
Sex		Male				Male							Female
Number of lesions		2				3							3
Location (U/ M/L)	U		U		M			M	M			U			M
H. pylori infection	Eradication				Uninfective				Eradication
Atrophic gastritis	Improved				Non-atrophy				Atrophy (C2)
Size (mm, average)	4	7			6	6			5			4	6
Macroscopic shape	Protruding Protruding				Depressed Depressed Depressed							Elevated			Flat
Color tone	Yellowish Yellowish				Faded Faded Faded							Whitish			Whitish
Dilated vessels	(+) (+)				(+) (+) ND							(+)			(+)
Depth (μm)	SM (120 μm) M				SM (200 μm) SM (11 μm) SM (38 μm)							M			M
Lymphatic invasion	(-)		(-)		(-)		(-)			(-)		(-)		(-)
Venous invasion	(-)		(-)		(+)		(-)			(-)		(-)		(-)
Pepsinogen I	(+)		(+)		(+)		(+)			(+)		(+)		(+)
MUC6	(+)		(+)		(+)		(+)			(+)		(+)		(+)
H+/K+-ATPase		(+)		(+)		ND			ND		ND			(+) partial
(+) partial

U: Upper; M (Location): Middle; L: Lower; ND: Not described; SM: Submucosal; M (Depth): Mucosal.