the Gastrolab Endoscopy Quiz of the Month - Old Quizes and Answers: May 2001

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May 2001

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Question:


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A couple of years ago this young lady had some very slight trouble in her upper abdomen for a few months, and this was the endoscopic finding in her gastric body at that time. She completelely recovered without surgical therapy and has been quite well so far. What is this finding?

Answer

A gastric non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Correct answers were emailed by


Beirut, Lebanon
    Zahreddine Radwan, Beirut, Lebanon
    IGNACIO HANNA JAIRALA, GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR
    annabella, viña del mar, Chile
    Conrad, Paris, France
    DESAINT, PARIS, FRANCE
    Peeter Kõiva, Tartu, Estonia
    Jon Meddings, Calgary, AB, Canada
    Fariborz Mansour Ghanaie, Rasht, IRAN
    Donjun Fan, Taiyuan, China


    Las Vegas
    Debbi Deweese, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    Xacbert, Xativa, Valencia, Spain
    PARABOLI SILVA, Marcio Luiz, CAMPO MOURAO, PARANA - BRAZIL
    Suliman, Saudi Arabia
    Spas Stoianov, Hascovo, Bulgaria
    INKOO KANG, Seoul, South Korea
    Gabriel Dimofte, Iasi, Romania

    Comments:

    Ulcerated, nodular/submucosal mass on posterior inferior wall. Probable lymphoma if no surgery - could also be a large stromal tumor but these are typically malignant when this size.