Quiz : Unusual whitish gastric mucosal lesion
| Journal | Volume 80 - 2017 |
| Issue | Fasc.2 - Clinical images |
| Author(s) | Young Sik Woo, Chang Soo Choi, Jong Seol Park, Jaehoon Jahng, Yong Sung Kim |
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| (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Sanbon Hospital, GunpO. Korea ; (2) Sokpyeonhan Internal Medicine Clinic, Namwon, Korea. |
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A 71-year-old man underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for screening of gastric cancer. No abnormal finding was found on the physical examination and the laboratory analysis. Endoscopy showed the irregular- shaped flat whitish mucosal lesion with slight central depression in lesser curvature of high body (Fig. 1a). This lesion was about 2.5cm in diameter and definitely away from normal esophageal mucosa of gastroesophageal junction. What is your diagnosis? |
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