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2010, Volume 26, Number 1, Page(s) 074-077
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2010.00999 |
Glomus Tumor of the Stomach: Case Report |
Olcay AK NALBANT1, Peyker TEMİZ2, Safiye VURAL1, M. CELALETTİN KELEŞ3 |
1Departments of Pathology, M.H. Manisa State Hospital, MANİSA, TURKEY
2Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, MANİSA, TURKEY
3Celal Bayar University, General Surgery, M.H. Manisa State Hospital, MANİSA, TURKEY |
Keywords:
Glomus tumor, Stomach, Immunohistochemistry, Differential diagnosis |
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.
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