Spontaneous Disappearance of Fundic Gland Polyposis: Report of Three Cases

Abstract

The authors report the case of a 58-year-old woman diagnosed with anaplastic adenocarcinoma of the colon and stomach at gastrectomy. At her death sixteen years later from bronchopneumonia, necropsy revealed no evidence of carcinoma.

Case Details

Personal Characteristics

41-year-old woman

Clinical Characteristics

Multiple sessile polyps in the fornix and body of the stomach

Remission Characteristics

Roentgenographic and endoscopic studies of the stomach 9 months later revealed that most of the polyps had disappeared with exception of a few polyps in the fornix

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Additional Notes

Diagnosed at the mass screening for gastric cancer. The histologic findings of the biopsy specimens were the same as those in cases 1 and 2. Upper gastrointestinal series showed no polypoid lesions in the duodenum and small intestine. Barium enema revealed no abnormalities.