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Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD). The large polypoid mass seen in gastric midbody.
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Initial gastroscopy revealed a large polypoid lesion in the gastric body (Figure 1) with abnormal appearing mucosa in the fundus, antrum, and duodenum.
Computed tomography scan. Gastric mass arising from medial wall of stomach.
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Computerised tomography (CT) revealed a well-defined homogenous mass measuring 5 x 5.6 cm projecting within the lumen, arising from the medial wall of the body of the stomach (Figure 2).
Histopathological analysis at 40x. Haematoxylin and eosin stain showing plump spindle cells set in a fibrous stroma with eosinophilic material and admixed inflammatory cells.
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Histological examination of the specimen (Figure 3) showed interweaving fascicles of spindle cells, set in a fibrous stroma of abundant dense eosinophilic material and a prominent inflammatory cell infiltrate including lymphocytes, scattered plasma cells, and many eosinophils.