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Smooth muscle tumors of the stomach

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In retrospect, we analyzed 12 cases of gastric smooth muscle tumor, nine cases of leiomyomas and three of leiomyosarcomas. In only half the number of these patients was an adequate preoperative diagnosis made. Ulceration of the tumor apparently led to a misjudgment in some cases. Features more relevant to leiomyosarcoma than to leiomyoma were findings of a larger size, exogastric growth, ulceration and tumor in patients over 50 years of age. It is stressed that enculeation is the treatment of choice for leiomyoma and an extensive gastrectomy for cases of leiomyosarcoma.

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  1. Second Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, 390, Matsumoto, Japan

    Yasuo Koike, Masao Wakabayashi, Haruvoshi Nakafuji & Rikio Furihata

  2. Department of Surgery, Enrei Hospital, Nagano, Japan

    Saburo Matsuda

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Koike, Y., Wakabayashi, M., Nakafuji, H. et al. Smooth muscle tumors of the stomach. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 11, 184–188 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02468835

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