RESUMO
Granular cell tumors are peripheral neuroectodermal tumors. Within the gastrointestinal tract, they have to be differentiated from gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). We present the case of a 61-year-old patient who was diagnosed with a granular cell tumor of the stomach. The tumor cells showed transmural infiltration form the mucosa into the adipose tissue of the lesser curvature. The tumor cells were diffusely positive for S100-protein and negative for KIT, CD34 und SMA. The MIB1-proliferation index was below 2%. Granular cell tumors rarely occur within the gastrointestinal tract. Oesophagus and colon are most commonly affected. Diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis of this peculiar lesion are thoroughly discussed.
Assuntos
Tumor de Células Granulares/patologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Proliferação de Células , Transformação Celular Neoplásica/patologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/genética , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/patologia , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/cirurgia , Gastroscopia , Tumor de Células Granulares/genética , Tumor de Células Granulares/cirurgia , Humanos , Laparoscopia , Fígado/patologia , Fígado/cirurgia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Invasividade Neoplásica , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Estômago/patologia , Estômago/cirurgia , Neoplasias Gástricas/genética , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirurgiaRESUMO
AIM: Low and ultralow anterior resection for rectal cancer with colorectal or coloanal anastomosis does not compromise oncological results compared with abdominoperineal excision. Although avoidance of a permanent colostomy is regarded as beneficial for a patient's quality of life (QoL), patients undergoing sphincter-sparing surgery may develop a number of functional problems. A colonic pouch significantly improves functional outcome after rectal resection and low anastomosis and may positively influence QoL. The aim of this study was to compare QoL in long-term survivors who underwent ultralow anterior resection with total mesorectal excision and colonic J-pouch anastomosis (CPA) with patients treated with abdominoperineal excision (APE) and end colostomy for rectal cancer. METHOD: The medical records from our institution's prospectively maintained rectal cancer database of 151 patients who underwent surgery for ultralow rectal cancer from 2001 to 2007 were analysed. QoL in 59 eligible patients was assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 core and Colorectal Cancer 29. Results were compared for patients with CPA and APE. RESULTS: The median follow-up in the 59 patients was 74 (37-119) months. QoL was good in all patients, but it was better in CPA than in APE patients. Global health status (P = 0.009), physical functioning (P = 0.0002), role functioning (P = 0.03), cognitive functioning (P = 0.046), social functioning (P = 0.002), body image (P = 0.053), embarrassment (P = 0.002) and urinary frequency (P = 0.003) were significantly improved for patients with CPA. CONCLUSION: QoL after rectal resection and CPA was better than after APE in several respects. However, QoL should not be regarded as an isolated concept but rather as one of several possible clinical outcomes of interest.