A rare submucosal tumour of stomach-glomus tumour: A case report.
BACKGROUND
Glomus tumour (GT) of the stomach is a rare submucosal mesenchymal tumour. Gastric glomus tumours are clinically recognized as benign. Nevertheless, some show biological behaviour similar to that of malignant lesions and presurgical confirmation is often impossible.


METHODS
A 32 year old female who presented with epigastric pain and was subsequently investigated for a antral tumour of the stomach and Wedge resection of tumour was done. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated strong positivity of smooth muscle actin and vimentin with low rate of mitosis studied by ki-67.


CONCLUSIONS
We discuss the preoperative investigation, the diagnostic problems and the surgical treatment of the patient with gastric glomus tumour.


CONCLUSIONS
Glomus tumours should be considered as differential diagnosis for submucosal tumours of stomach.
Department of Surgery, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India. Electronic address: dr.devamadhu@gmail.com.
Madhusudhanan
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Devanathan
Department of Pathology, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
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Jamuna Rani
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Govt Rajiv Gandhi Hospital,Chennai,India.
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Chandramohan
Department of Surgery, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
Sasivannan
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Anbarasu
Glomus tumour; Immunohistochemistry; Stomach; Submucosal mesenchymal tumour; Wedge resection