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Calcification in a gastric mucinous adenocarcinoma

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A case of a mucus-secreting carcinoma of the stomach with calcification has been presented. Calcification in gastric carcinoma is rare, with only 13 previously reported cases found in the English literature. The fine, sand-like calcification found in gastric carcinomas appears to be characteristic of a mucus-secreting tumor.

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  1. Division of Radiology, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, 4800 Friendship Ave, 15224, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Ronald A. D'Altorio

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D'Altorio, R.A. Calcification in a gastric mucinous adenocarcinoma. Digest Dis Sci 18, 419–422 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01071993

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