Gastric outlet obstruction due to inflammatory fibroid polyp.
BACKGROUND
Inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. The lesion is characterized by spindle-shaped stromal cells and an inflammatory infiltrate rich in eosinophils.


METHODS
The AA. present a case of the IFP of the stomach. A 85-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for early vomiting and epigastric pain. The patient underwent a gastroduodenoscopy that revealed a polypoid lesion mimicking cancer of the antrum and subtotal obstruction of the gastric transit.


CONCLUSIONS
The Endoscopic Ultrasound Sonography suggested the presence of a lesion of the submucosal layer such as lymphoma or other type of malignancy like gastrointestinal stromal tumor (G.I.S.T).
Morandi
Eugenio
E
Department of General Surgery I, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy. emorandi.007@libero.it
Pisoni
Laura
L
Castoldi
Marco
M
Tavani
Enrico
E
Castoldi
Massimo
M
Trabucchi
Emilio
E
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology