Solitary cavernous hemangioma of the duodenum: report of a case.
Vascular lesions of the duodenum, including hemangioma, are rare causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. We herein describe a 52-year-old woman with a solitary cavernous hemangioma of the duodenum that caused chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. Repeated upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a barium meal study revealed a solitary vascular tumor in the fourth portion of the duodenum, although the initial investigations including selective angiography were unsuccessful. A wedge resection of the duodenum was performed and microscopical examination showed a cavernous hemangioma. Vascular lesions should therefore also be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding of unknown origin.
Department of Abdominal Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
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Fujikawa
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Kurata
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Takaori
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Matsusue
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Takeda
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged