[A case of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the stomach showing rapid growth]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2013 Jul;110(7):1272-80.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report an extremely rare case of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the stomach. A 74-year-old woman was admitted for abdominal discomfort. A 13-cm gastric submucosal tumor and multiple liver and bone metastases were detected by computed tomography. The tumor had not been detected 8 months earlier. We performed EUS-FNAB for a suspected mesenchymal tumor, but the immunohistochemical test (c-kit, CD34, desmin, SMA, S-100) findings were negative. The tumor was confirmed as wild type for c-kit and PDGFRα. It grew rapidly and the patient died 2 months after admission. Pathological analysis of the EUS-FNAB specimens and autopsy revealed an undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Autopsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Sarcoma / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*