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AFSHAR MOGHADDAM N, SAFAEI M. PRIMARY LIPOSARCOMA OF THE STOMACH: A RARE MESENCHYMAL TUMOR. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2005; 19 (3) :275-278
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PRIMARY LIPOSARCOMA OF THE STOMACH: A RARE MESENCHYMAL TUMOR
NOUSHIN AFSHAR MOGHADDAM , MANSOUR SAFAEI
Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, l.R. Iran. , afsharmoghadam@med.mui.ac.ir
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Gastric liposarcoma is very rare such that only a few cases have been reported to date. We present a case of a 62 - year - old diabetic man who presented with epigastric pain, vomiting, constipation and melena. The physical examination was unremarkable. By computed tomography (CT), a large mass with low attenuation value was seen in the left abdominal cavity. Histologic examination of a gastric biopsy was nondiagnostic. The patient underwent subtotal gastrectomy. On microscopic examination, the tumor showed features of a benign lipoma but with a distinctive capillary network and dense fibrotic areas. In immunohistochemial staining, positive S 100 and negative CD 117 reactions were seen, and less than 1 % Ki67 positive cells could be found. These findings suggested a highly differentiated gastric liposarcoma.
Keywords: Gastric, Mass, Lipoma, Well differentiated liposarcoma
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