1995 Volume 37 Issue 10 Pages 2216-2221_1
A 67-year-old male was admitted to our hospital for further examination of a polypoidlesion of the stomach. X-ray and endoscopic examinations revealed a semipedunculatedsubmucosal tumor on the greater curvature of the upper body of the stomach. Endoscopic ultrasonography demonstrated a multilobular aechoic region in the thirdlayer of the gastricwa11. Endoscopic polypectomy was performed under the diagnosis of submucosal heterotopia of gastric glands. The size of the resected specimen was 10× 9× 5mm. Histological1y, the polypoid lesion consisted of heterotopic glands in the submucosal layer, some ofwhich formed large cysts. The endascopic ultrasonographic findings well reflected thehistalogical findings. Thus, it is concluded that ultrasanagraphy is useful far the dzagnasisof submucosal heterotopia of gastric glands.
