A Case of Gastric Duplication Cyst at Fundus Presenting as a Large Subepithelial Tumor

Min, Hyun Jun; Lee, Byoung Moo; Kim, Yeon Soo; Baik, Gwang Ho; Kim, Jin Bong; Han, Sang Hak

doi:2012.12.4.256

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The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research 2012;12(4):256-259.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7704/kjhugr.2012.12.4.256 Published online December 10, 2012.

A Case of Gastric Duplication Cyst at Fundus Presenting as a Large Subepithelial Tumor

Hyun Jun Min, Byoung Moo Lee, Yeon Soo Kim, Gwang Ho Baik, Jin Bong Kim, Sang Hak Han

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. kimyeonsoo@hallym.or.kr
²Department of Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.

상피하 종양으로 발현한 위저부의 중복 낭종 1예

민현준, 이병무, 김연수, 백광호, 김진봉, 한상학¹

한림대학교 의과대학 내과학교실, 병리학교실¹

Abstract

Gastric duplication cyst is a congenital disease and an uncommon finding in adult patients. Presenting symptoms are often asymptomatic during adulthood. Most cases are discovered incidentally by radiological examination or gastric endoscopy. Preoperative diagnosis of gastric duplication is difficult because definitive diagnosis requires a well-developed coat of smooth muscle with an epithelial lining that represents some portion of the alimentary tract in the lesion. In majority of reported cases, the diagnosis is established by surgical exploration and the treatment is primarily managed by complete excision. We report a case of a gastric duplication cyst in a 40-year-old man.

Key Words: Stomach; Duplication cyst