Gastric hemangioma in a 5-year-old boy.
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.
Schettini
Sergio Tomaz
ST
Division of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Oncology Institute, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. stschettini@uol.com.br
Ribeiro
Rodrigo Chaves
RC
Brito
Pedro Luis
PL
Abib
Simone de Campos Vieira
Sde C
Onofre
Luciano Silveria
LS
Kawasaki
Leonardo Hideki
LH
Seda Neto
João
J
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery