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Leiomyomas of the duodenum
Author(s) -
Serraf A.,
Klein E.,
Schneebaum S.,
Davidson B.,
Herzic E.,
BenAri G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930390310
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyoma , duodenum , pathological , stomach , abdominal pain , endoscopy , smooth muscle tumor , radiology , disease , gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , general surgery , gastroenterology
Leiomyoma is a neoplasm of smooth muscle relatively common in the stomach, but very rare in the duodenal location. Symptoms are gastrointestinal bleeding or abdominal pain resembling peptic disease. Three cases of duodenal leiomyomas are described, and the importance of endoscopy is emphasized as a diagnostic tool. Surgical resection of the tumor is the recommended therapeutic procedure, and the difficulty in deciding at the pathological examination whether the leiomyoma is benign or malignant demands prompt follow‐up of patients after surgery.