title: [Leiomyoma of the stomach. A report of a case with exogastric development].
abstract: The authors report a case of a large, exogastric, pedunculated leiomyoma of the stomach. Following a review of the literature, the paper describes the clinical and therapeutic aspects of these tumors and underlines the diagnostic difficulties of this relatively rare gastric pathology.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, USSL n. 49, Ospedale di Borgosesia, Vercelli.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caponnetto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maio
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Scorza
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fabbrocini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Il leiomioma dello stomaco. Presentazione di un caso a sviluppo esogastrico.