Early gastric carcinoma – a case report: removal of gastric polyp in a 50-year-old man

Early gastric cancer is one of the most often neoplasma. The most of incidence of gastric cancer occur after 50 year of life. Poland is a country with high morbidity of gastric cancer in Europe. A 50-year-old man with nonspecifically epigastric pain was subjected to endoscopy. Two polyps in the stomach were revealed during the examination. The biopsy was made, and the histological examination showed cancer in one of the polyps. The endoscopy was performed again and both polyps were removed by endoscopic mucosal resection. Before polipectomy computed tomography was performed to exclude metastasis. In conclusions, polyps, especially adenoma, should be removed shortly after diagnosis. Modern endoscopic methods are effective and safe in removal of neoplasmatic lesions. They might be an alternative to surgical treatment.