Laparoscopic Removal of Gastric Liposarcoma.
- Author:
Sun Hwi HWANG
1
;
Do Joong PARK
;
Young Soo PARK
;
Kyoung Ho LEE
;
Young Hoon KIM
;
Hye Seung LEE
;
Hyuk Joon LEE
;
Hyung Ho KIM
;
Han Kwang YANG
;
Kuhn Uk LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastric liposarcoma;
Laparoscopic transgastric wedge resection
- MeSH:
Adipose Tissue;
Adult;
Endoscopy, Digestive System;
Endosonography;
Extremities;
Female;
Humans;
Lipoma;
Liposarcoma*;
Melena;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2007;72(5):413-418
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Liposarcoma is a mesenchymal malignant tumor which occurs most frequently in the limbs, retroperitoneum, and trunk: Although primary liposarcoma may occur anywhere adipose tissue is found, visceral locations are only rarely represented. Moreover, primary gastric liposarcoma is extremely rare. So, only a few cases of primary gastric liposarcoma have been reported in English literature. We describe the case of a 43-year-old woman presenting with melena, epigastric pain, general weakness. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed a 6x4x3 cm sized-mass which was located on the posterior gastric wall. By endoscopic ultrasonography and abdominal CT scan, we suspected gastric lipoma and performed the laparoscopic transgastric tumor resection by eversion method. Finally, it was confirmed as a gastric liposarcoma pathologically. Herein, we present a case of gastric liposarcoma which was resected by laparoscopic transgastric wedge resection.
