Gastric adenomyoma presenting as melena: A case report and literature review

Gastric adenomyoma presenting as melena: A case report and literature review

Gastric adenomyoma (AM) is a rare benign tumor characterized by glandlike structures embedded within a smooth muscle stroma. We report a case of a 68yearold man with gastric AM admitted to our hospital for melana. Endoscopic examination revealed a gastric mass of about 4 cm in diameter, located in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2010-04, Vol.16 (15), p.1934-1936
Hauptverfasser: Zhu, Hui-Neng, Yu, Jiang-Ping, Luo, Juan, Jiang, You-Hua, Li, Jian-Qiang, Sun, Wen-Yong
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Sprache:eng
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Adenomyoma - diagnosis
Adenomyoma - therapy
Aged
Biopsy
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy - methods
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods
Humans
Melena - diagnosis
Microscopy - methods
Muscle, Smooth - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis
Stomach Neoplasms - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Gastric adenomyoma (AM) is a rare benign tumor characterized by glandlike structures embedded within a smooth muscle stroma. We report a case of a 68yearold man with gastric AM admitted to our hospital for melana. Endoscopic examination revealed a gastric mass of about 4 cm in diameter, located in the antrum. Histologic examination of the excised specimen showed irregularly arranged glands and interlacing smooth muscle bundles surrounding the glandular elements. Although gastric AM is rare, it should be con...
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1934