Glomus Tumor of the Stomach - A Case Report and A Literature Review

Pol Przegl Chir. 2016 Dec 1;88(6):356-358. doi: 10.1515/pjs-2016-0076.

Abstract

The study presented a case of a patient with a glomus tumor of the stomach, a mesenchymal neoplasm manifesting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (Forrest IB). The patient was operated twice. First, he underwent elective laparotomy, during which Billroth I (Rydygier's method) gastric resection was performed. This his was followed by Billroth II resection with Braun's anastomosis. Histopathological examination revealed glomus tumor tissue. Literature data on the glomus tumor of the stomach are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Glomus Tumor / complications
  • Glomus Tumor / pathology*
  • Glomus Tumor / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stomach / surgery
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery