title: Pseudotumor caused by gastric varices.
abstract: On upper-gastrointestinal examination a patient with cirrhosis of the liver was found to have prominent gastric varices presenting as a pseudotumor near the cardia. The diagnosis of varices was confirmed by gastroscopy and angiography. A correct diagnosis is necessary to avoid an ill-advised biopsy or unwarranted surgery.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D001344:Autopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*