Dieulafoy disease of the stomach presenting as mass lesion--a case report
Badwal, S.; Jain, M.; Rastogi, A.; Rawat, A.; Agrawal, T.
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 48(2): 211-213
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-4929 PMID: 16758669 Document Number: 591572
Dieulafoy disease is a rare cause of severe gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The lesion is usually located in the stomach, although it may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. It is characterized by severe bleeding from a minute submucosal arteriole that bleeds through a punctate erosion in an otherwise normal mucosa. We describe a 55 year old patient of severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a gastric Dieulafoy disease, presenting as a mass lesion in the stomach, diagnosed clinically and radiologically as gastrointestinal stromal tumour. Increased awareness and early endoscopy are important for accurate diagnosis.