Case report: eosinophilic gastritis simulating a neoplasm.
A case of eosinophilic gastritis that presented with a gastric mass and simulated a malignancy is described. The patient underwent a gastric resection, developed a recurrence and then had a spontaneous remission. His radiographic, endoscopic, histologic, and electron microscopic findings are discussed. A review of the literature on eosinophilic gastroenteritis is included.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004804:Eosinophils; D005756:Gastritis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*