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

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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]