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2021 Apr


Int J Surg Case Rep


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Rare gastric neoplasm: Malignant glomus tumor of the stomach. A case report.

Authors

Alsahwan AG, Alfaraj ZM, AlSafwani J, Bunaiyan AH, AlKhalifah RH, Al-Saba'a SA, Al-Momen SA, Aldolah Q
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Apr; 81:105802.
PMID: 33887847.

Abstract

Glomus tumors are rare neoplasms that aris-e from neuromyoarterial canal or glomus body. They are mainly found in the peripheral soft tissue, extremities and rarely developed inside the gastrointestinal tract. In the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach is the most common site for the development of glomus tumors, and most often found in the antrum. Usually, the symptoms of gastric glomus tumors are non specific i.e (abdominal pain, GI bleeding and/or perforation) and possibly discovered incidentally during upper GI endoscopy.