Unusual Metastatic Malignant Gastric Glomus Tumor (Glomangiosarcoma): A Case Report and Literature Review

Document Type : Case Reports and Brief Reports

Authors

1 Department of Surgical Oncology, Facuty of Medicine, Cancer Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Department of Surgical Oncology, Facuty of Medicine, Cancer Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

3 Department of Pathology, Facuty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

10.32598/jjo.20.2.2

Abstract

Glomangiosarcoma is a pericytic neoplasm derived from glomus cells. It is a rare tumor,
especially within the gastrointestinal tract. We report a female patient around 67 years old
with a history of gastrectomy surgery due to a submucosal glomus tumor. After 4 years of
surveillance, the patient came with thigh and hepatic metastases with the same histology
(metastatic glomangiosarcoma).

Highlights

Abdolhassan Talaiezadeh (PubMed)(Google Scholar)

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