%0 Journal Article
%T Cavernous hemangioma arising from the gastro-splenic ligament: A case report
%A Kin-Fah Chin
%A Ghaith Khair
%A Palani Sathish Babu
%A David Russell Morgan
%J World Journal of Gastroenterology
%D 2009
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%X We present a rare case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with epigastric pain associated with early satiety and weight loss. Imaging revealed a large intra-abdominal mass in the epigastrium. Despite intensive investigations, including ultrasound scanning, computed tomography, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and percutaneous biopsy, a diagnosis could not be obtained. A histological diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma arising from the gastro-splenic ligament was confirmed after laparoscopic excision and histological examination of the intra-abdominal epigastric mass.
%K Hemangioma
%K Laparoscopy
%K Abdominal neoplasms
%K Vascular diseases
%K Gastrointestinal neoplasms
%U http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i30/3831.htm