Gastric glomus tumor: A case report

Author: Gio Earnest de la Cruz ¹ ; Carolyn Marie Legaspi ¹ ; Jose Carnate, Jr. ^{1
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1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, The Medical City, Pasig City, Philippines
2. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
Publication Type:Case Reports
MeSH: Glomus Tumor; Stomach Neoplasms; Immunohistochemistry
From: Philippine Journal of Pathology 2021;6(2):55-58
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract: Glomus tumor is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm usually described in the distal extremities, and rarely involving visceral organs. We report the case of a 27-year-old Filipino female with a history of low hemoglobin count and a submucosal gastric mass. This was demonstrated on microscopic and immunohistochemical studies to be a gastric glomus tumor (GGT). Although rare, GGTs should be part of the differential diagnoses of submucosal gastric masses.
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