Furtado W S, Mello D A C P G, Santos V M, Bringel T L, Oliveira Junior W P, Moura H J L
General Surgery Division of Armed Forces Hospital, Brasília-DF, Brazil.
An Sist Sanit Navar. 2013 Jan-Apr;36(1):145-8. doi: 10.4321/s1137-66272013000100020.
Gastric lipoma is considered a rare condition that may constitute a challenging diagnosis. A 51-year-old woman presented dysphagia and abdominal pain, and an upper digestive endoscopic study disclosed a gastric tumor located in the submucosa of the pyloric antrum. Conclusive diagnosis was established after repeated endoscopic biopsies, and the patient was subjected to an atypical gastrectomy, which evolved into a pyloric stenosis. This complication was appropriately corrected and the patient remains symptomless, under outpatient surveillance.