Elastofibroma of the Stomach

Authors: Saint-Paul M-C.¹; Musso S.¹; Cardot-Leccia N.¹; Chevallier A.¹; Myx A.²; Baldini E.²; Michiels J-F.¹

Source: Pathology Research and Practice, Volume 199, Number 9, October 2003 , pp. 637-639(3)

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Abstract:

We report the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain caused by a gastric tumor. The stomach was resected and found to have developed an elastofibroma. The lesion was yellowish, unencapsulated, and characterized histologically by abundant collagen fibers mixed with numerous elastic serrated fibers. Elastofibromatous change of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare event.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0344-0338-00474

Affiliations: 1: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique Hôpital Pasteur, CHU Nice, France 2: Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Hépato-biliaire Hôpital L'Archet II CHU Nice, France

Publication date: 2003-10-01