Glomus tumor of the stomach

Glomus tumor of the stomach

Glomus tumor is a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm derived from the glomus body, an arteriovenous shunt mainly located in dermis and subcutis. The most common localization of this tumor is extremities, especially nailbed. Glomus tumor in the gastrointestinal system is a rare condition. Here we repor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Turkish journal of surgery 2018-03, Vol.34 (1), p.62-64
Hauptverfasser: Yıldız, Pelin, Gücin, Zuhal, Arıcı, Dilek Sema, Malya, Fatma Ümit, Baysal, Birol
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biopsy
Case Report
Case reports
Endoscopy
Gangrene
Localization
Pathology
Stomach
Tomography
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Glomus tumor is a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm derived from the glomus body, an arteriovenous shunt mainly located in dermis and subcutis. The most common localization of this tumor is extremities, especially nailbed. Glomus tumor in the gastrointestinal system is a rare condition. Here we report a gastric glomus tumor to raise awareness of this tumor and show the difficulties in the diagnosis.
ISSN:2564-6850
2564-7032
DOI:10.5152/turkjsurg.2017.3169