title: Pseudotumoural gastric lesion caused by fish bone perforation.
abstract: We report the case of a 34-year-old previously fit and healthy male who presented to the accident & emergency department with non-specific abdominal pain. The patient proceeded to undergo laparotomy at which a large mass was found adjacent to the stomach. The impression at surgery was of a lymphoma or gastric carcinoma though CT had reported the likelihood of a fish bone or foreign body causing duodenal perforation. Histology later confirmed the presence of a fish bone surrounded by reactive tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Al-Deeb
authors.forename: Roopi Sascha
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borgstein
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Firth