A case of a glomus tumor of the stomach resected by laparoscopy endoscopy cooperative surgery.
A 56-year-old woman who was found to have a submucosal tumor (SMT) of the stomach in a medical check-up was admitted to our hospital for a detailed investigation of the SMT. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed an SMT of 20mm at the anterior wall of the antrum of the stomach. Endoscopic ultrasonography showed a hyperechoic tumor in the fourth layer of the stomach wall. CT examination showed a strongly enhancing tumor on arterial phase images and persistent enhancement on portal venous phase images. Laparoscopy endoscopy cooperative surgery was performed with a diagnosis of SMT of the stomach highly suspicious of a glomus tumor. Immunohistochemistry revealed expression of α-SMA but no expression of desmin, c-kit, CD34, or S-100. The tumor was finally diagnosed as a glomus tumor of the stomach.
Digestive Endoscopy Center, Sendai Kousei Hospital.
Keiichiro
K
Nakajo
Akimichi
A
Chonan
Rumiko
R
Tsuboi
Kousuke
K
Nihei
Tomoyuki
T
Iwaki
Hajime
H
Yamaoka
Shun
S
Sato
Tomomi
T
Matsuda
Masato
M
Nakahori
Mareyuki
M
Endo
D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed