| Literature DB >> 17461483 |
Shunzen Chin1, Hajime Isomoto, Yohei Mizuta, Chun-Yang Wen, Saburo Shikuwa, Shigeru Kohno.
Abstract
A 62-year-old man presented with upper abdominal discomfort underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Gastroscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography revealed a submucosal tumor (SMT) with homogenous echogenicity originated from extragastric organs. An abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed that the well-marginated ovoid mass, approximately 6 cm in diameter, enhanced homogenously to a similar degree as splenic parenchyma. (99m)Technetium sulfur colloid scintigraphy revealed the splenic nature of the mass. A diagnosis of accessory spleen mimicking gastric SMT was made. Subsequent follow-up was uneventful without performing splenectomy.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17461483 PMCID: PMC4146959 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i11.1752
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742