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Endoscopic Resection of Gastric Plasmacytoma
Author(s) -
Shimizu Kengo,
Michida Tomoki,
Nishimura Yoshiya,
Satomi Eriko,
Kawahara Kunimitsu,
Kurata Akihiko,
Ikeda Masahiro
Publication year - 2002
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.1443-1661.2002.00181.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , submucosa , lamina propria , barium meal , endoscopic mucosal resection , stomach , endoscopy , radiology , multiple myeloma , pathology , surgery , gastroenterology , epithelium
Gastric plasmacytoma is a rare form of extramedullary plasmacytoma. It is usually diagnosed with a barium meal or endoscopy for various gastrointestinal symptoms. Most gastric plasmacytomas are treated by surgical resection, even when they are confined to gastric mucosal lamina propria or submucosa, that is, in the early stages. We present here a case of gastric plasmacytoma showing an endoscopic feature of submucosal tumor approximately 2.5 cm in diameter, found through an X‐ray study in a mass screening. Endoscopic ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic tumor located in the submucosal layer, and the tumor appeared to be safely excised by routineendoscopic resection. In order to obtain histlogical diagnosis, we resected the tumor, which was diagnosed as a plasmacytoma. The patient did not shown any sign of local and/or generalized recurrence during follow up for 2.5 years. We have not found a successful case of endoscopic resection of gastric plasmacytoma reported previously.