Beyond Tumors: Gastric Syphilis Emulating a Gastric Neoplasia

We present the case of a 35-year-old male with a first-degree family history of gastric cancer (his father was diagnosed at the age of 45), who was presumed to have gastric cancer himself when evaluating the features of his upper endoscopy performed after hematemesis. Surprisingly, no cancer cells were found in the biopsies. Thanks to a different diagnostic suspicion subsequent to performing a full clinical history, a more favorable diagnosis was reached: gastric syphilis.PMID:38674276 | PMC:PMC11052094 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60040629

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - April 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Claudia Guerrero Mu ñoz Andres Casta ñeda Agredo Maria Jose Romero Valle Andr és Mauricio Silva Silva Marta Le ón Del Campo Claudia Azpirtarte S ánchez Marta Dom ínguez Fraga Manuel Vicente Mil án Pilo Benjamin Arturo Polo Lorduy Agustina Gonz ále Source Type: research