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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 131-134 |
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Gastritis cystica profunda: Endoscopic ultrasound findings and review of the literature
Jorge Machicado1, Jennifer Shroff2, Andres Quesada3, Katherine Jelinek2, Mathew P Spinn2, Larry D Scott2, Nirav Thosani4
1 Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA
2 Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA
3 Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA
4 Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas; Division of Gastroenterology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
| Date of Submission | 07-Sep-2013 |
| Date of Acceptance | 22-Oct-2013 |
| Date of Web Publication | 2-May-2014 |
Correspondence Address:
Nirav Thosani
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas; Division of Gastroenterology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/2303-9027.131041
Gastritis cystica profunda (GCP) is a rare pseudotumor of the stomach characterized by benign growths of deep gastric glands through the muscularis mucosae into the submucosa. We review a case of GCP in a 61-year-old patient with GCP, with emphasis on endoscopic ultrasound findings and present review of the current literature. Keywords: Gastric polyp, gastritis cystica polyposa, gastritis cystica profunda
How to cite this article:
Machicado J, Shroff J, Quesada A, Jelinek K, Spinn MP, Scott LD, Thosani N. Gastritis cystica profunda: Endoscopic ultrasound findings and review of the literature. Endosc Ultrasound 2014;3:131-4 |
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Machicado J, Shroff J, Quesada A, Jelinek K, Spinn MP, Scott LD, Thosani N. Gastritis cystica profunda: Endoscopic ultrasound findings and review of the literature. Endosc Ultrasound [serial online] 2014 [cited 2021 Apr 12];3:131-4. Available from: http://www.eusjournal.com/text.asp?2014/3/2/131/131041 |
| Introduction | |  |
Gastritis cystica profunda (GCP) is a rare hyperplastic lesion with unclear pathogenesis. Clinical symptoms related to GCP are variable and ranges from nonspecific abdominal pain to symptoms related to gastric outlet obstruction. In this report, we present a case of 61-year-old female with GCP who underwent endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). EUS features of this rare condition are not widely reported in the literature.
| Case Report | | |
The case we present here is about a 61-year-old African American woman presented with 1 year history of dull epigastric pain. Her past medical history was remarkable for chronic hepatitis C and tobacco consumption. She did not have any previous surgeries. Physical examination was only significant for mild epigastric tenderness and laboratory tests were unremarkable. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed a large submucosal mass in the antrum along the lesser curvature, with overlying nipple like cystic projection [Figure 1]. Routine endoscopic biopsies showed mild chronic inactive gastritis without evidence of Helicobacter pylori. An upper EUS showed a 3 cm submucosal antral mass with heterogeneous echogenicity, irregular shape, and cystic spaces [Figure 2]. The mass appeared to be involving the muscularis propria layer [Figure 3]. EUS guided fine-needle aspiration using 22 gauge needle (FNA) was insufficient. Patient preferred to undergo surgical resection as opposed to repeat EUS-FNA to confirm the diagnosis. Partial gastrectomy was performed and macroscopic examination of the specimen revealed a pink-tan soft 4.5 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm lesion with a 0.6 cm polypoid lesion on its mucosal aspect. The tissue was sectioned through the polypoid lesion revealing a tan homogenous cut surface with a cystically dilated area in the subepithelial region. Microscopically, there was pseudo-invasion of benign gastric glands into the muscularis propria, with cystically dilated appearing glands and no dysplastic changes [Figure 4]. These features were consistent with GCP. She was followed-up for 36 months, with no recurrence of disease or development of malignancy. | Figure 1: Submucosal mass in the antrum with overlying nipple like cystic projection
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 | Figure 2: Heterogenous submucosal mass with internal cystic space (Black arrow)
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 | Figure 3: Involvement of muscularis propria layer by the heterogenous mass (White arrow)
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 | Figure 4: Cystically dilated gastric glands without dysplastic changes into submucosal and muscularis propria
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| Discussion | | |
Chronic inflammation and ischemia are the most important factors involved in the pathogenesis of GCP. [1] It is been reported in patients who have undergone gastroenterostomy [2] and is rarely found in unoperated stomachs. [2],[3],[4] The migration of epithelial cells into the submucosa with subsequent cystic dilation is thought to be the pathogenesis, especially in cases of prior gastric surgery. However, the pathogenesis in patients with an otherwise normal stomach remains unknown. [2]
Clinical manifestations of GCP are variable and include abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, abdominal mass and occasionally gastric outlet obstruction. Diagnosis by endoscopy is difficult because standard biopsy specimen is usually limited to the mucosa and seldom offers information about submucosa. [1] Computed tomography scan and EUS have a complementary role in delineating additional characteristics of the lesions such as size, surface contour, depth of invasion, and cystic changes. [4],[5]
We found additional 15 cases of GCP in published literature that underwent EUS examination. [2],[3],[4],[6],[7],[8],[9],[10],[11],[12],[13],[14],[15],[16] [Table 1] summarizes details regarding demographics, endoscopic and EUS findings and subsequent clinical course of all these cases, including our case. The most frequent EUS feature of GCP was multiple anechoic cystic spaces/cysts in the submucosal in these cases. Heterogeneously enhancing polypoid lesions with cystic components should raise the suspicion for GCP. [5] In many cases, preoperative diagnosis of GCP remains challenging despite the current advanced in endoscopic technique and patients might have to undergo gastric resection surgery for final diagnosis and treatment. [2] A current debate exists about its biological behavior and malignant potential. [2],[17] Recent advances in the endoscopic techniques like development of EUS guided FNA biopsy with 19 gauge biopsy needle and endoscopic submucosal dissection might prove useful in arriving at correct preoperative diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary surgery. | Table 1: Endoscopic and endosonographic features of published cases with GCP
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