Glomus tumor of the stomach: Case report

Ak Nalbant O., TEMİZ P., Vural S., Celalettin Keleş M.

Turk Patoloji Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Pathology, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.74-77, 2010 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5146/tjpath.2010.00999
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Patoloji Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Pathology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.74-77
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Glomus tumor, Stomach, Immunohistochemistry, Differential diagnosis
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Glomus tumors are benign, solitary neoplasms originating from modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. These tumors are rare in the gastrointestinal system. We present a glomus tumor that arose in the antrum of a 43-year-old female. During laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis, an antral submucosal tumor was found incidentally and total excision with wedge resection was performed. Histopathological and immunohistochemical features of this tumor were similar to those of a glomus tumor in any localization. In this report, we discuss the differential diagnosis of gastric glomus tumor.