title: [Gastric lipoma case report].
abstract: We report a case of gastric lipoma, a rare benign stomach tumor. There are approximately 200 cases previously described in literature. A male, 62-year-old patient with no clinical complaint presented a tumor lesion in the stomach antrum found in a routine upper endoscopy. A surgical resection (subtotal gastrectomy) was done and the histological examination showed submucosal lipoma without signs of malignancy. This report points to the growth of routine examination in the current clinical practice and the dilemma brought by overdiagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, SP, BR. dandonkim@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Daniel Dongiu
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Andréia I An
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: André Ricardo Oyamada
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Puglia
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Malheiros
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery