Open AccessGastric glomus tumor presenting with massive upper GI bleeding: A challenging to diagnose and treat tumor
Author(s) -
Ayash Ahmad,
Elkomy Nasrein,
AlMohannadi Muneera Jassim,
Al Kaabi Saad Rashid,
Petkar Mahir
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6172
Subject(s) - medicine , glomus tumor , pathological , wedge resection , gastric tumor , stomach , surgery , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , radiology , pathology , endoscopy , resection , gastroenterology
Abstract Glomus tumors are infrequent benign tumors that originate from the glomus body and can be found anywhere in the body including the gastrointestinal tract. It is rare that gastric glomus tumors present with life‐threatening upper GI bleeding. Diagnosis of gastric glomus tumors poses a challenge due to overlapping endoscopic and endosonographic features with other gastric subepithelial lesions, and the final diagnosis may not be clear until after surgical resection and pathological examination. We report the case of a 61‐year‐old patient who presented with massive upper GI bleeding secondary to an ulcerated gastric glomus tumor that was eventually treated with surgical wedge resection of the tumor.