title: Gastric hemangioma in a 5-year-old boy.
abstract: We report a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in a 5-year-old boy with hematemesis and melena for a month. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and an abdominal magnetic resonance image suggested a large hemangioma on the gastric fundus. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy with partial gastrectomy limited to the gastric fundus. An intraoperative endoscopy helped to ensure a complete resection of the tumor. Histopathology showed a cavernous hemangioma of the gastric fundus.
authors: Division of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Oncology Institute, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. stschettini@uol.com.br
authors: Sergio Tomaz
authors: ST
authors: Schettini
authors: Rodrigo Chaves
authors: RC
authors: Ribeiro
authors: Pedro Luis
authors: PL
authors: Brito
authors: Simone de Campos Vieira
authors: Sde C
authors: Abib
authors: Luciano Silveria
authors: LS
authors: Onofre
authors: Leonardo Hideki
authors: LH
authors: Kawasaki
authors: João
authors: J
authors: Seda Neto
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery