Massive gastrointestinal bleed due to multiple gastric neuroendocrine tumors

Abstract

Gastric neuroendocrine tumors (G-NETs) are uncommon lesions which are usually diagnosed on histological evaluation of gastric polyps. These may occur sporadically or due to hypergastrinemia in the setting of atrophic gastritis or Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. Large lesions may ulcerate and result in gastrointestinal bleeding. However, massive gastrointestinal bleeding is rare in patients with NETs. We report a 60-year-old lady who presented with massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to multiple G-NETs.

Keywords

• gastrinoma
• gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• neuroendocrine tumors
• polyps
• stomach