Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: presenting as an unusual gastric lesion.
A case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, occuring in a 61-year-old male, presented as an ulcerating antral mass lesion and hepatosplenomegaly. The antral mass was demonstrated to be composed of a proliferation of blood vessels and is an unusual presentation for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia of the gastrointestinal tract.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011706:Pyloric Antrum; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis*