RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Glomus tumour of the stomach: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2012007391
DO 10.1136/bcr-2012-007391
VO 2012
A1 Carmina Diaz-Zorrilla
A1 Peter Grube-Pagola
A1 Jose María Remes-Troche
A1 Antonio Ramos-De la Medina
YR 2012
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr-2012-007391.abstract
AB Glomus tumours are a rare type of subepithelial mesenchymal tumours that present in deep visceral organs such as the stomach, which are difficult to diagnose. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman with diabetes who presented with anaemia, abdominal pain and melena diagnosed preoperatively with a gastric glomus tumour initially misdiagnosed as a gastric ulcer located at the lesser curvature. Upon referral to our centre a repeat endoscopy and biopsy were performed. A partial gastrectomy was performed with no complications. Histopathological analysis of the tumour reported clear margins and immunostaining was positive for smooth muscle actin and collagen IV. The patient remains asymptomatic at 3-month follow-up.