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GASTRIC SUBMUCOSAL HETEROTOPIA OF THE IMMATURE GASTRIC GLANDS WITH ENDOSCOPIC FEATURE MIMICKING CARCINOID TUMOR
Author(s) -
Mizuta Yohei,
Yamakawa Masaki,
Isomoto Hajime,
Takeshima Fuminao,
Murase Kunihiko,
Abe Kuniko,
Kawai Kioko,
Murata Ikuo,
Kohno Shigeru
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1046/j.1443-1661.2001.00084.x
Subject(s) - medicine , submucosa , lesion , endoscopic mucosal resection , stomach , pathology , gastric glands , endoscopy , radiology , gastric mucosa , gastroenterology
We describe a rare case of gastric submucosal heterotopia of the immature gastric glands mimicking carcinoid tumor shown by endoscopic examination, which was successfully treated by endoscopic tumor resection. A 66‐year‐old woman was admitted to our hospital for further examination of the gastric abnormality. Endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract revealed a flat, rounded elevated lesion with a central erosion in the anterior wall of the upper gastric body. Endoscopic ultrasonography revealed a poorly demarcated, slightly hypoechoic lesion located in the third layer of the gastric wall. Based on these findings, a submucosal tumor, particularly a carcinoid tumor, was suspected. Endoscopic tumor resection, which provides a significant benefit for accurate final diagnosis and eradication of submucosal lesion, was performed. Histological study showed the gastric gland heterotopia of immature type in the submucosa.