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15898909

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the stomach are being recognized with increasing frequency. The diagnosis is usually made on the basis of appearance on computed tomography (CT) and excision is recommended for GIST larger than 5 cm. We report a 39-year-old woman referred for resection of a presumed GIST of the gastric fundus diagnosed by CT scan and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series. A laparoscopic resection was performed, but upon pathologic examination the mass proved to be a bronchogenic duplication cyst of the stomach. Bronchogenic and esophageal duplication cysts usually arise in the chest or mediastinum. On rare occasions bronchogenic cysts may lose their connection to the tracheobronchial tree and migrate to a subcutaneous position in the neck or descend into the retroperitoneum. The importance of this case is that it demonstrates a rare yet essential component to the differential diagnosis of lesions of the stomach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1092-6429
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Bronchogenic cyst of the gastric fundus presenting as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
pubmed:affiliation
Harvard Medical School, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports