[A case of giant leiomyosarcoma that grew exogastrically in a year and four months].
Presented is a 69-year-old female who had gigantic leiomyosarcoma showing a pedunculated and exogastric growth. Though the patient had been diagnosed as having a gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) on being given an upper GI series and an endoscopical examination, she did not enter hospital until a year and 4 months later. On admission, a large SMT was suspected after an upper GI series and an endoscopic examination. Computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography (US), and angiography revealed a gastric SMT that had grown exogastrically. Subsequently, this tumor was resected with the gastric wall. Histologically, tumor was determined as being a leiomyosarcoma. CT and US were found useful in demonstrating the SMT with its exogastric growth.
Ashida
C
C
Dept. of Radiology, Miyaji Hospital.
Nozaka
J
J
Miyaji
T
T
Taninaka
K
K
Ogawa
T
T
Yamamura
M
M
Hashimura
T
T
Taniguchi
H
H
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography