Pathology Case of the Month

Elderly Male with Submucosal Gastric Mass

An elderly male with a history of ulcerative colitis and prior right hemicolectomy was found on computed tomography (CT) to have a 1.7 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm enhancing nodule in the posterior wall of the gastric antrum. Subsequent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated a mural gastric lesion arising from the muscularis propria. Deep biopsies were obtained for further evaluation. Read more...