Gastric adenocarcinoma mimicking a submucosal tumor: A case report

Abstract

BACKGROUND Submucosal tumor (SMT)-like early-stage gastric cancer (GC) has rarely been reported. It is difficult to consider the possibility of GC and differentiate it from other submucosal lesions. CASE SUMMARY We present the case of a 50-year-old male patient with a 1.6 cm SMT-like flat elevated lesion covered by congested mucosa on the gastric angle. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging, endoscopic biopsy, endoscopic ultrasound, and computed tomography were performed for diagnosis. Endoscopic submucosal dissection and gastrectomy with lymph node dissection were performed. The post-resection pathological analysis led to a final diagnosis of GC (Bormann type I, T1bN2M0).GC should be considered when detecting an SMT-like lesion in the stomach.