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Gastroscopy showing a large bulging submucosal mass.
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The patient underwent an urgent upper GI endoscopy which showed a large bulging submucosal tumour extending from the gastroesophageal junction to the pylorus along the lesser curvature of the stomach with a 4 cm linear ulcer over the mass (Fig. 1).
CT scan showing a large well-defined oval shaped soft tissue lesion of fat density arising from the posterior wall of the stomach.
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A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a 17 x 9 x 8 cm well-defined oval shaped soft tissue lesion of fat density arising from the posterior wall of the stomach, with no associated lymphadenopathy (Fig. 2).
Intraoperative finding of huge submucosal tumour.
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It was well marginated, yellow in color, oval shaped, and firm in consistency (Fig. 3).
Enucleation of the giant gastric lipoma.
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The mass was easily dissected and enucleated (Fig. 4).