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Endoluminal Leiomyoma of the Gastric Antrum: a Report of a Rare Case

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Endoluminal gastric leiomyoma (GL) of the antrum is a rare benign tumor. In this paper, we report a case of a 72-year-old patient that presented for a 1-month episode of epigastric pain. Imaging found a well-limited tumor in the antrum with extrinsic compression on ulcerated congestive mucosa. A surgical resection based on Finsterer’s antrectomy with end-to-side trans-mesocolic gastro-jejunal anastomosis was performed. The histopathological examination in combination with immunohistochemistry diagnosed GL and found a diffuse and marked staining of smooth muscle actin (SMA) and h-caldesmon (h-CD) and negative expression of CD117 and DOG1. The patient was discharged without post-surgical complications and is still alive at the time of this case report writing.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco

    Abdelali Merhom, Rachid Jabi & Mohammed Bouziane

  2. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed Ist University, Oujda, Morocco

    Abdelali Merhom, Imane Guerrouj, Anass Haloui, Amal Bennani, Imane Kamaoui, Rachid Jabi & Mohammed Bouziane

  3. Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco

    Imane Guerrouj & Imane Kamaoui

  4. Department of Anatomic Pathology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco

    Anass Haloui & Amal Bennani

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AM collected data and wrote the manuscript. IG and AH participated in the imaging and histopathological analysis. Prof. AB, RJ, and MB supervised the case writing. All authors read the final version of this manuscript.

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Merhom, A., Guerrouj, I., Haloui, A. et al. Endoluminal Leiomyoma of the Gastric Antrum: a Report of a Rare Case. J Gastrointest Canc 54, 282–285 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-021-00760-5

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