Primary gastric leiomyosarcoma presenting as a giant polyp

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2023 Jun;115(6):328-329. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.9165/2022.

Abstract

We present the case of a 35-year-old woman with previous hereditary retinoblastoma treated with radiotherapy, admitted due to severe iron deficiency anemia. Upper endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound revealed a 5-cm polypoid lesion in the fundus arising from muscularis mucosa. Histological findings favored a sarcoma with muscular differentiation. After exclusion of metastatic disease, the patient underwent surgery and diagnosis of primary gastric leiomyosarcoma was confirmed. We report a case of double rarity of gastric leiomyosarcoma, as she presented with severe anaemia from a polypoid lesion of the gastric fundus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Female
  • Gastric Fundus
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Leiomyosarcoma* / surgery
  • Polyps* / surgery
  • Stomach Neoplasms* / pathology