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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2013; 19(27): 4437-4442
Published online Jul 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i27.4437
Published online Jul 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i27.4437
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach: A report of three cases
Min-Feng Ye, Feng Tao, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Fang Liu, Ai-Jing Sun, Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Ye MF and Tao F contributed equally to this work; Ye MF and Tao F designed the research and provided the clinical features discussion; Liu F and Sun AJ provided the pathology discussion; Ye MF wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Min-Feng Ye, MD, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, No. 568 Zhongxing North Road, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China. yemphon@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: March 30, 2013
Revised: May 6, 2013
Accepted: June 18, 2013
Published online: July 21, 2013
Revised: May 6, 2013
Accepted: June 18, 2013
Published online: July 21, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach is a rare but important type of gastric cancer that has unique clinicopathological features and an extremely poor prognosis. We analyzed the relationship between clinicopathological features, treatment courses and prognosis using three case reports combined with previously published studies.