A Case of Glomus Tumor of the Stomach: Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 855-858, 2000.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-116036
ABSTRACT
A glomus tumor of the stomach is a rare submucosal lesion that was first described by De Busscher in 1948. Submucosal tumors of the stomach are mostly leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma, and malignant lymphoma. It is difficult to diagnose this kind of tumor preoperatively. We present a patient with a gastric glomus tumor which showed the characteristic endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) finding. Our case was also diagnosed by pathology after surgery. The major EUS findings in the present case are circumscribed low echoic mass in the forth submucosal layer and an internal heterogenous echo mixed with high echoic spots. The EUS seems to be useful in distinguishing between glomus tumor and other submucosal tumors.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Stomach
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Glomus Tumor
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Endosonography
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Leiomyoma
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Leiomyosarcoma
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Lymphoma
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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