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Minerva Chir
; 51(10): 779-83, 1996 Oct.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9082205
ABSTRACT
The gastric leiomyoma is a rare non-epithelial tumor of the stomach that can either be asymptomatic (autoptical diagnosis) or, on the contrary, suddenly appear with severe gastric hemorrhage. The authors review the literature and report their own experience concerning 6 cases of gastric leiomyoma observed during 5 years. They discuss the clinical presentation, the difficulties of diagnosis and the therapeutic choices.