A Gastric Intramural Pancreatic Pseudocyst: An Unuaual Presentation as a Gastric Intramural Tumor.
- Author:
Jae Hong CHOI
1
;
Ki Won CHOI
;
Soon Kil KWON
;
Kwang Sik OH
;
Seon Mee PARK
;
Hee Bok CHAE
;
Sei Jin YOUN
;
Il Hun BAE
;
Hyang Mi SHIN
;
Rohyun SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatic pseudocyst;
Stomach;
Intramural tumor
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Diagnosis;
Pancreatic Pseudocyst*;
Stomach;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2001;23(4):269-272
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of pancreatic pseudocyst presenting as an intramural gastric tumor on upper gastrointestinal examination, endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography of the abdomen. Pancreatic pseudocysts in the stomach wall is rare and the most of them presented as a cystic mass, but this case was presented as a gastric mural solid tumor. Exploration revealed an about 4 4 2 cm sized round mass at the midbody of great curvature of stomach, it was in the muscle layer, and removed by surgical operation. The correct diagnosis of this case was established postoperately on the pathologic examination revealed pancreatic pseudocyst.
