Angiolipoma of the stomach as a cause of chronic upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Angiolipomas are benign vascular fatty neoplasms, usually found in the subcutis of the trunk. Gastric angiolipomas have not been described. We report a gastric angiolipoma causing chronic gastrointestinal bleeding that did not respond to electrocoagulation and required surgical resection. Its classi...

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Published inSurgical endoscopy Vol. 3; no. 2; p. 106
Main Authors DeRidder, P H, Levine, A J, Katta, J J, Catto, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 1989
Subjects
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Hemangioma - complications
Humans
Lipoma - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Stomach Neoplasms - complications
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Summary:Angiolipomas are benign vascular fatty neoplasms, usually found in the subcutis of the trunk. Gastric angiolipomas have not been described. We report a gastric angiolipoma causing chronic gastrointestinal bleeding that did not respond to electrocoagulation and required surgical resection. Its classic endoscopic appearance is described. It may be managed endoscopically, utilizing either heater probe or laser photocoagulation and, therefore, should be recognized endoscopically prior to treatment.
ISSN:0930-2794
DOI:10.1007/BF00590911