A Patient With the Leiomyoma of the Cecum: A Case Report

A Patient With the Leiomyoma of the Cecum: A Case Report

Stromal or mesenchymal neoplasms affecting the gastrointestinal tract are relatively rare lesions. A far less common group of Gastrointestinal (GI) mesenchymal tumors is leiomyoma. Surgery is the mainstay treatment for leiomyoma. Complete endoscopic resection of the tumor could be challenging due t...

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Main Authors: najmeh aletaha, marziyeh ghalamkari, Masoud Sotoudeh, Forough Alborzi, Naser Ebrahimi Daryani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Leiomyoma
Cecum
Endoscopic resection
Online Access:https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/279
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Summary:Stromal or mesenchymal neoplasms affecting the gastrointestinal tract are relatively rare lesions. A far less common group of Gastrointestinal (GI) mesenchymal tumors is leiomyoma. Surgery is the mainstay treatment for leiomyoma. Complete endoscopic resection of the tumor could be challenging due to its submucosal origin. In this study, we reported a case of a 48-year-old woman with leiomyoma of the cecum, i.e. treated by endoscopic resection.
ISSN:2538-2683
2538-2691

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