title: Gastric leiomyoblastoma in childhood.
abstract: A case of gastric leiomyoblastoma in a 7-year-old girl, who underwent partial gastrectomy combined with complete removal of perigastric lymph nodes, is reported. Characteristics of the behavior and prognosis of gastric leiomyoblastomas in childhood are discussed in a review of the world literature.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamazoe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishidoi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koga
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm