Gastritis cystica profunda presenting as an ulcerated lesion

A 57-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to repeated upper abdominal discomfort for more than 1 year. Endoscopy was performed 4 times in the past and gastric cancer was suspected, but biopsy showed inflammation. In our hospital, endoscopy showed a 2.5 cm diameter depressed lesion on the gastric angle (Fig. 1A) and magnifying narrow band imaging observed the central surface structure of the lesion disappeared (Fig. 1B). Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) revealed a 0.8 × 0.7 cm anechoic area in the submucosa (Fig.
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Image of the Month Source Type: research