Tumeurs benignes de l'estomac: [a propos de 7 cas]

Through a review of 7 cases, the authors emphasize the etiological, anatomopathological, diagnostic and therapeutic features of the gastric benign tumor. It is question of uncommon affection secing that our 7 cases are seen among 260 gastric tumors, that's 2,7% There are several histological varieties; the most frequent are schwannoma and leiomyoma. In our series, we noted 4 schwannoma, 1 leimyoma 1 myelord tumor and 1 adenomatous polyp coexisting with a gastric adenocarcinoma. These tumors often are fortuitonsly detected. Digestive hemorrhage is the most frequent complication. Therapeutical methods consist in endoscopic excision of polyps and surgical excision. Sarcity of certainty diagosis in preoperative makes difficult the option for a therapeutical management. Prognosis depends mainly on the histologic type. We note one death, in case associated to the gastric cancer