[Composite tumour of the stomach: a case report and review of the literature]. / Tumore composito dello stomaco: caso clinico e revisione della letteratura.

The authors report a rare case of composite tumour of the stomach in a 53-year-old woman documenting the neuroendocrine and glandular features of the tumour by means of immunohistochemical investigations. The authors examine the diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities currently available for the management of this group of rare tumours of uncertain histogenesis. They conclude in favour of elective surgical treatment depending on the site and stage of the tumour in keeping with the data reported in the literature. They also discuss the prognosis of such tumours.