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Eur J Pediatr Surg 2001; 11(2): 143
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15472
Letter to the Editor

Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttart, New York · Masson Editeur Paris

Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach with Tumor-Thrombotic Microangiopathy in an 11-Year-Old Male Patient

H. Bläker, R. Daum, J. Tröger, G. Mechtersheimer, H. F. Otto
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31 December 2001 (online)

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Sir,

I read with interest the article of Bläker et al: Adenocarcinoma of the stomach with tumor-thrombotic microangiopathy in an 11-year-old male patient published in European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2000, 10, pp. 45 - 49.

We have seen a case of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in a 14¿-year-old boy. At surgery, resection of the upper part of the stomach was performed ([2]).

Hassall ([1]) had collected nine cases of adenocarcinoma between 11 and 25 years of age. Adenocarcinoma does occur in patients under 25 years of age as a complication of Barett's esophagus arising in childhood.

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