Hemoperitoneum secondary to spontaneous rupture of metastatic gastric leiomyosarcoma of the liver: Report of a case
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.120-122, 2006 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.120-122
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hemoperitoneum, Hepatic metastases, Leiomyosarcoma
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Hepatic rupture with resulting hemoperitoneum due to metastatic cancer is uncommon. Reports in the literature have described a wide variety of neoplasms causing this usually fatal phenomenon. We describe a rare case of spontaneous rupture of hepatic metastases from gastric leiomyosarcoma. A 72-year-old male patient with sudden onset severe epigastric pain was rushed into emergency service. After examination, the patient underwent urgent operation withe possible diagnosis of perforated gastric or duodenal ulcer. During exploration, we determined bleeding mass on the diaphragmatic side of the left lobe of the liver and a mass on the posterior wall of the stomach. Hemostasis was provided.