Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis.
- Author:
Sang Bum SUH
1
;
Byoung Jo SUH
;
Hang Jong YU
;
So Dug LIM
;
Jin Pok KIM
Author Information
1. Korea Gastric Cancer Center, Seoul Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea. oltx62@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal anisakiasis
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Adult;
Anisakiasis*;
Endoscopy, Digestive System;
Endosonography;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors;
Humans;
Inflammation
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2005;69(5):417-419
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of gastrointestinal anisakiasis which was misinterpreted as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor until an operation and pathological report. A 44-year-old female was diagnosed as having a gastrointestinal stromal tumor on esophagogastroduodenoscopy during a routine medical examination. The esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a 1 cm sized submucosal tumor at the gastric mid-body. Endoscopic ultrasonography showed a low echoic tumor, with an irregular margin, in the submucosal layer. The patient underwent a wedge resection of the gastric lesion. A histological examination revealed chronic granulomatous inflammation, with abscess formation and a parasitic organism, morphologically consistent with anisakiasis.
