Gastric synovial sarcoma: a case report and literature review
H.F. Wong, Simon Law, Robert A. Collins
Abstract
A 54-year-old Caucasian man presented with dyspepsia for 5 months with mild loss of weight. Endoscopic examination showed a 2-cm gastric ulcer with raised edges on the lesser curvature of the stomach. Endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated that the lesion involved the submucosa and muscularis propria, measuring 8 mm thick. Biopsy revealed, along with body-type mucosa, spindle cell tissue,
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSubmucosaCurvatures of the stomachMuscularis mucosaeStomachBiopsyLesionEndoscopic ultrasoundPathologyGastric mucosaAnterior wallRadiologyAnatomyGastroenterologySurgerySarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentVascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas