Alberto Pizarro Gallardo^(1)
(1)Facultad de Medicina U.A.N. - Tepic. Mexico

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Alberto Pizarro Gallardo Facultad de Medicina U.A.N. Tepic Nayarit CP 63000 Mexico rediegal@homonet.com.mx

	[Gastroenterology & Hepatology]	[Pathology]

ABSTRACT

The term " leiomyoblastoma" was proposed by Stout. It is most frecquently seen in the gastric wall but may occasionally be encountered in the intestines, omentum, mesentery, retroperitoneum, uterus, mediastinum, and deeper superficial soft tissues.

Material and Methods: We report one case of gastric leiomyoblastoma. A-45-year-old woman The symptoms had insidiously develop over the preceding few months. He had experienced poorly localized dull pain in the abdomen. Also there was history of nausea, vomiting.

Result: The patient was explored and a neoplam of stomach resected. The mass was firm in consistency and was measuring 5 cm in diameter.

micro:the most important feature of leiomyoblastoma is the predominance of large, rounded or polygonal cells with the characteristic perinuclear clear zone in the cytoplams. The nuclei may be pleomorphic with prominent nucleoli.

Ultrastructure: the muscle cells were identified.

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Keywords: leiomyoblastoma - gastric - ultrastructure - histology - sarcoma -

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	[Gastroenterology & Hepatology]	[Pathology]

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