A Case of a Gastric Glomus Tumor with a Positive Cushion Sign.
- Author:
Mi Ra KIM
1
;
Gwang Ha KIM
;
Geun Am SONG
;
Jae Hoon CHEONG
;
Do Youn PARK
;
Mi Hyun KIM
;
Seon Kyeong KIM
;
Seong Hoon YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. doc0224@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Glomus tumor;
Submucosal tumor;
Stomach;
Endoscopic ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Dermis;
Endosonography;
Female;
Glomus Tumor;
Humans;
Incidental Findings;
Middle Aged;
Portal Vein;
Stomach
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;38(5):294-298
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Glomus tumors are commonly observed in the dermis or subcutis but are only rarely found in the stomach. A 52-year-old woman presented with an incidental finding of a submucosal tumor that showed a positive cushion sign in the stomach. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) showed a 1.8x1.0 cm sized well-circumscribed homogenous hypoechoic tumor with side halos in the fourth sonographic layer of the gastric wall. Contrast enhanced abdominal computerized tomography (CT) demonstrated high enhancement of the tumor with the same level of enhancement as the portal vein for the arterial phase, with persistence of enhancement in the portal phase. For treatment, laparascopic wedge resection was performed. Histological findings of a biopsy specimen were compatible with a glomus tumor. Although it is difficult to diagnose a glomus tumor preoperatively, these characteristic findings determined with the use of EUS and CT seem to be useful to distinguish a glomus tumor from other tumors that arise from the third or fourth sonographic layer of the gastric wall.
