Glomus tumor of the stomach

Gastric glomus tumors are rare neoplasms. We report here a case of gastric glomus tumor in a 25-year-old female who presented with exsanguinating gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Clinically and on gross examination, the tumor was suspected to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Histopathological...

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Main Authors: Batra R, Mehta Anurag, Rama Mohan P, Singh K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=1;spage=77;epage=79;aulast=Batra
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spelling doaj-61f2e259aa4d4655aa39adbbc114f5df2020-11-24T23:54:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292009-01-015217779Glomus tumor of the stomachBatra RMehta AnuragRama Mohan PSingh KGastric glomus tumors are rare neoplasms. We report here a case of gastric glomus tumor in a 25-year-old female who presented with exsanguinating gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Clinically and on gross examination, the tumor was suspected to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation revealed it to be a glomus tumor.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=1;spage=77;epage=79;aulast=BatraGastrointestinal hemorrhageglomus tumorstomach
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author Batra R
Mehta Anurag
Rama Mohan P
Singh K
spellingShingle Batra R
Mehta Anurag
Rama Mohan P
Singh K
Glomus tumor of the stomach
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
glomus tumor
stomach
author_facet Batra R
Mehta Anurag
Rama Mohan P
Singh K
author_sort Batra R
title Glomus tumor of the stomach
title_short Glomus tumor of the stomach
title_full Glomus tumor of the stomach
title_fullStr Glomus tumor of the stomach
title_full_unstemmed Glomus tumor of the stomach
title_sort glomus tumor of the stomach
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
issn 0377-4929
publishDate 2009-01-01
description Gastric glomus tumors are rare neoplasms. We report here a case of gastric glomus tumor in a 25-year-old female who presented with exsanguinating gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Clinically and on gross examination, the tumor was suspected to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation revealed it to be a glomus tumor.
topic Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
glomus tumor
stomach
url http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=1;spage=77;epage=79;aulast=Batra
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