Glomus tumor of the stomach

Glomus tumor is a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm derived from the glomus body, an arteriovenous shunt mainly located in dermis and subcutis. The most common localization of this tumor is extremities, especially nailbed. Glomus tumor in the gastrointestinal system is a rare condition. Here we repor...

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Published inTurkish Journal of Surgery Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 62 - 64
Main Authors Yıldız, Pelin, Gücin, Zuhal, Arıcı, Dilek Sema, Malya, Fatma Ümit, Baysal, Birol
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey AVES 01.03.2018
Turkish Surgical Association
Turkish Journal of Surgery
Subjects
Biopsy
Case Report
Case reports
Diagnosis
Elderly
Endoscopy
Extremities (Anatomy)
Gangrene
Health aspects
Localization
Pathology
Stomach
Stomach cancer
Tomography
Tumors
glomus
uncommon
Gastric
tumor
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Summary:Glomus tumor is a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm derived from the glomus body, an arteriovenous shunt mainly located in dermis and subcutis. The most common localization of this tumor is extremities, especially nailbed. Glomus tumor in the gastrointestinal system is a rare condition. Here we report a gastric glomus tumor to raise awareness of this tumor and show the difficulties in the diagnosis.
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ISSN:2564-6850
2564-7032
DOI:10.5152/turkjsurg.2017.3169