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Case Reports
. 2016 Mar 30;6(1):47-50.
doi: 10.4322/acr.2016.028. eCollection 2016 Jan-Mar.

Incidental gastric glomus tumor after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Mehmet Tahir Oruç  1 , Tuğrul Çakir  1 , Arif Aslaner  1 , Sema Çekiç  2 , Alkan Sakar  1 , Erdem Can Yardimci  1
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Case Reports

Incidental gastric glomus tumor after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Mehmet Tahir Oruç et al. Autops Case Rep. .

Abstract

Gastric glomus tumors (GGTs) are unusual benign, subepithelial, mesenchymal neoplasms of modified smooth muscle cells representing a neoplastic counterpart of glomus bodies. A 38-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic presenting morbid obesity. Routine preoperative evaluations, such as laboratory analysis, abdominal ultrasonography, and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, were performed. She underwent a classical laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged for outpatient control. Her histopathology report revealed a GGT 0.8 cm in diameter. No further treatment was done and she had lost 28 kg at the postoperative sixth month. Here, we present the case of GGT, which was diagnosed incidentally after LSG.

Keywords: Bariatric Surgery; Gastrectomy; Glomus Tumor; Incidental Findings; Stomach.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. The histopathological photomicrography of the tumor. A - Solid lesion composed by sheets of uniform cells. Small blood vessels are uniformly distributed within the tumor but may not be apparent (H&E, 2X); B - Solid glomus tumor showing monomorphic round cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and central punched-out nuclei. (H&E, 40X).
Figure 2
Figure 2. Photomicrography of the tumor. A - Negative reaction for CD117 (40X); B - Positive reaction for actin (40X).
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