Vanishing Gastric Tumor.
Fujii, M., Okabayashi, Y., Tateiwa, S., Okamoto, Y., Sakai, T., Ochi, F., Sugano, M., & Oshiro, K. (2002). Vanishing gastric tumor. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 56(3), 421. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5107(02)70053-9
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Disease Location
Stomach
Personal Characteristics
56-year-old woman, no history of upper gi disease.
Clinical Characteristics
Sudden-onset severe epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting 5 hours after eating vinegared mackerel. Endoscopy 8 hours after the onset of symptoms disclosed a submucosal tumor-like lesion approximately 5 cm in diameter in the fundus of the stomach. Biopsies disclosed edema and lymphocytic infiltration.
Remission Characteristics
The symptoms resolved rapidly, endoscopy 2 weeks later confirmed that the tumor-like lesion had disappeared
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
None presented