The enigma of leiomyoblastoma: spectrum of a rare gastric tumor
Waldrep, D.; Morgenstern, L.; Alshak, N.S.
American Surgeon 59(4): 256-260
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348 PMID: 8489088 Document Number: 420107
Leiomyoblastoma is a rare, smooth muscle tumor of the stomach occurring chiefly in the antrum in patients between the fifth and seventh decades. The clinical spectrum, as illustrated in eight patients described in this report, ranges from an incidental finding to a highly malignant, metastasizing neoplasm. Although the large majority of leiomyoblastomas are benign, malignancy has been reported to occur in up to 12% of cases. Resection of the tumor with an appropriate full thickness segment of gastric wall is mandatory.