Open AccessGastric splenosis mimicking a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report
Author(s) -
Claudio Isopi,
Giulia Vitali,
Federica Pieri,
Leonardo Solaini,
Giorgio Ercolani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i10.435
Subject(s) - medicine , stromal tumor , surgery , stromal cell , gist , general surgery , pathology
Mass lesions located in the wall of the stomach (and also of the bowel) are referred to as "intramural." The differential diagnosis of such lesions can be challenging in some cases. As such, it may occur that an inconclusive fine needle aspiration (FNA) result give way to an unexpected diagnosis upon final surgical pathology. Herein, we present a case of an intramural gastric nodule mimicking a gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).