Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2001 Oct;23(4):269-272.

A Gastric Intramural Pancreatic Pseudocyst: An Unuaual Presentation as a Gastric Intramural Tumor

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Radiology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of pancreatic pseudocyst presenting as an intramural gastric tumor on upper gastrointestinal examination, endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography of the abdomen. Pancreatic pseudocysts in the stomach wall is rare and the most of them presented as a cystic mass, but this case was presented as a gastric mural solid tumor. Exploration revealed an about 4 4 2 cm sized round mass at the midbody of great curvature of stomach, it was in the muscle layer, and removed by surgical operation. The correct diagnosis of this case was established postoperately on the pathologic examination revealed pancreatic pseudocyst.

Keyword

Pancreatic pseudocyst; Stomach; Intramural tumor

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Diagnosis
Pancreatic Pseudocyst*
Stomach
Ultrasonography
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