A Case of Early Gastric Cancer Manifesting as a Submucosal Tumor

Abstract: Gastric cancer manifesting as a submucosal tumor (SMT) is not common. A gastric barium meal and endoscopic studies performed on a 49-year-old male with epigastric pain, revealed an elevated lesion with bridging folds and central depression on the posterior wall of the lower body. An endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) revealed a hypoechoic mass lesion within the submucosal layer. Due to an increase in the size of the tumor and its central depression during the subsequent year and a half, the patient was admitted for closer examination. Endoscopic biopsy material from the deeper layer, obtained by mucosal resection, revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Microscopic examination of the resected stomach showed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma within the submucosal layer, with considerable lymphocyte infiltration. Immunohistological examination disclosed marked T cell infiltration adjacent to the cancer cells. We suggest that considerable lymphocyte infiltration, particularly T cells, may have some role in the protective reaction against cancer cells. Our case was diagnosed as being cancer 18 months after the first endoscopic study. The biopsy material taken from the depression at the time of the first examination showed benign findings and a EUS revealed typical SMT. In the case of SMT shown by EUS to be a hypoechoic mass lesion in the submucosal layer, it is recommended that biopsy material be obtained from the deeper layer using methods available such as artificial ulcer formation.     

Endoscopically Resected Granular Cell Tumor of the Stomach

Abstract: We report a rare case of granular cell tumor of the stomach resected endoscopically. The patient was a 53-year-old man who visited our clinic because of a protruding lesion incidentally found by X-ray examination of the stomach at a mass screening. Endoscopic examination revealed an apparent submucosal tumor at the anterior wall of the upper body of the stomach. An endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) study showed that the tumor was a hypoechoic lesion localized in the third layer (submucosal layer). On resection, a lesion measuring 6X5X3 mm was found to be localized in the submucosa. It was histologically diagnosed as granular cell tumor, which is quite uncommon in the stomach with only 44 cases having been reported to date.     

Hepatic cyst misdiagnosed as a gastric submucosal tumor： A case report

We describe here a case of 51-year-old woman with a symptomatic hepatic cyst that was misdiagnosed as a gastric submucosal tumor （SMT） with endoscopic ultrasound （EUS） and CT scan. The patient presented with an epigastric pain for two months. On endoscopy, a submucosal tumor was found on the cardia of the stomach. Based on EUS and abdominal CT scan, the lesion was diagnosed as a gastric duplication cyst or a gastrointestinal stromal tumor （GIST）. The operative plan was laparoscopic wedge resection for the GIST of the gastric cardia. A cystic mass arising from the left lateral segment of the liver was found at the laparoscopic examination. There was no abnormal finding at the gastric cardia. She was treated by laparoscopic hepatic wedge resection including the hepatic cyst using an endoscopic linear stapler.     

A Limitation of Endoscopic Ultrasound: An Unusual Case of Early Gastric Cancer Overlying a Pancreatic Rest

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has been developed as a valuable tool for examining the depth of carcinoma invasion and evaluating the submucosal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. In the present case, that of a 60-yr-old woman, the work-up of radiography and conventional endoscopy revealed an ulcerating cancer of the stomach. Subsequent EUS showed a solid high-echoic mass occupying the third (submucosal) and fourth (muscularis propria) layers of gastric wall, suggestive of an advanced cancer invading the muscularis propria. However, histologic examination of the surgical specimen showed that this tumor was early submucosal carcinoma confined to the surface of a pancreatic rest. Retrospective evaluation of EUS pictures proved that the mass had tubular or circular echoless structures associated with thickening of the fourth layer, suggesting the pancreatic rest. Our experience in reviewing EUS findings of this tumor seems noteworthy, inasmuch as EUS indicates that EUS may provide certain characteristic features of gastric pancreatic rest that should be differentiated from invading carcinoma.     

The utility of endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopy in the endoscopic mucosal resection of early gastric cancer

OBJECTIVE: To clarify the usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and endoscopy in the endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of early gastric cancer. Patients/Methods-EMR was performed in 61 patients with early gastric cancer over the past five years. The accuracy of the assessment of the depth of cancerous invasion was studied in 49 patients who had EUS before EMR. Forty eight patients were treated with endoscopy alone; in these patients, EUS and endoscopic findings correlated with the clinical course. RESULTS: Forty six patients showed no changes in the submucosal layer or deeper structures on EUS. Pathologically these included 37 patients with mucosal cancer and nine with submucosal cancer showing very slight submucosal infiltration. Three patients showed diffuse low echo changes in the submucosal layer on EUS; pathologically, these included two with submucosal cancer and one with mucosal cancer with a peptic ulcer scar within the tumour focus. Of 48 patients receiving endoscopic treatment alone, 45 showed no tumour recurrence or evidence of metastases on EUS and endoscopy. Three cases of recurrence were observed. Two of these patients had a surgical gastrectomy, and one was re-treated endoscopically. In the former cases, the surgical results correlated well with assessment by EUS and endoscopy. In addition, the latter patient who was re-treated endoscopically after evaluation with EUS and endoscopy has so far had no recurrence. CONCLUSION: The combined use of EUS and endoscopy is effective in diagnosing the depth of cancerous invasion in patients undergoing EMR as well as in clarifying changes both within and between anatomic levels during follow up.     

Correlation between endoscopic resection outcomes and endosonographic findings in gastric tumors with muscularis propria origin

Endoscopic resection is an effective treatment for subepithelial tumors arising from the muscularis propria layer of the stomach. However, the invasion pattern revealed by the pathological examination of tumor specimens is often not consistent with the findings of preprocedural endoscopic ultrasounds (EUS).We compared the real growing patterns of tumors, as evaluated on histopathological examination, with their EUS images, and analyzed the outcomes of endoscopic resections in relation to the EUS findings.From January 2006 to June 2015, 32 patients underwent endoscopic resection for gastric tumors originating from the muscularis propria at our hospital.We divided the patients into 3 groups according to the location of the tumor as diagnosed using pre procedural EUS: submucosa (group I, n = 5), muscularis propria (group II, n = 14), and tumors extending into the outer cavity (group III, n = 13).Histopathological examination revealed 15 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), 14 with leiomyomas, and 3 with schwannomas. Accuracy of EUS in evaluating tumor invasion was 56%. Some tumors in groups I and II was removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection only. Muscular dissection was needed in 10 patients (71%) in group II and 9 patients (69%) in group III. Four patients (31%) in group III were found to have subserosal tumors. The complete resection rate was 88% (23 patients) among patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic muscular dissection, and 67% (4 patients) among patients who underwent endoscopic subserosal dissection (ESSD). The tumor was completely removed in 12 patients (86%) in group II and 10 patients (77%) in group III.EUS accurately predicts the layer of the subepithelial tumor in the stomach; however, the pattern of invasion of surrounding structures is difficult to evaluate using EUS.     

Hepatocellular carcinoma with gastric metastasis treated by simultaneous hepatic and gastric resection: report of a case

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with gastric metastasis is extremely rare. There have been few reports on curative surgical resection for gastric metastasis of HCC. We herein report such a case successfully treated by simultaneous surgical resection. A 73-year-old male was admitted for evaluation and treatment of a liver tumor. Computed tomography showed an exophytic tumor of 170 mm in diameter located in the left lobe of the liver with poor delineation to the gastric wall. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a submucosal tumor with ulceration in the antrum of the stomach. With a diagnosis of HCC with invasion to the gastric wall, an en bloc resection was planned, and the patient underwent laparotomy. The patients underwent left hemihepatectomy with partial resection of the stomach for adhesion and distal gastrectomy for the tumor. Pathological examination of the liver tumor revealed poorly differentiated HCC, and pathological diagnosis of the tumor in the submucosal and muscular layer of the stomach was compatible with metastasis from HCC, which was separate from the liver tumor. Therefore, we diagnosed the tumor as HCC with hematogenous gastric metastasis. The patient remains well with no evidence of tumor recurrence as of 13 months after resection.     

Endoscopic Doppler US probe for the diagnosis of gastric varices (with videos)

BACKGROUND: Gastric varices may appear similar to enlarged gastric folds and submucosal neoplasms at endoscopy. A simple endoscopic method to diagnose variceal blood flow without formal EUS could be clinically useful. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the use of Doppler US (DOP-US) in the diagnosis of gastric varices. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: A tertiary-care U.S. academic medical center. PATIENTS: Eight patients with findings of gastric submucosal lesions of uncertain etiology on EGD. INTERVENTIONS: EGD with DOP-US examination, with or without standard EUS. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Presence or absence of audible DOP-US signal and EUS findings for gastric submucosal lesions. RESULTS: DOP-US demonstrated a reproducible continuous venous hum in 5 cases of gastric varices (confirmed by EUS in 2 cases). A sixth case of gastric varices demonstrated pulsatile flow with DOP-US (confirmed by EUS). In 1 case of a GI stromal tumor (GIST) in the stomach, no signal was heard when the lesion itself was examined by DOP-US. In a final case of Menetrier's disease, no signal was heard when the giant gastric folds were examined. CONCLUSIONS: DOP-US can help differentiate gastric varices from other gastric submucosal lesions. The use of DOP-US may obviate the need for EUS to confirm gastric varices when the EGD diagnosis is uncertain.     

A case of chronic pancreatitis in which endoscopic ultrasonography was effective in the diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) was performed on a patient being treated for chronic pancreatitis because a submucosal tumor was observed in the stomach during gastrointestinal endoscopy. As internal pulsa- tile blood flow on Doppler was present, the diagnosis of an aneurysm was made. The pseudoaneurysm of the left gastric artery was embolized with histoacryl and lipiodol and the splenic artery was embolized with coils at the location of the pseudoaneurysm to prevent hemorrhage. Follow up EUS confirmed the cessation of blood flow from the pseudoaneurysm. Clinicians encountering a gastric submucosal tumor-like protrusion in a patient with chronic pancreatitis should use EUS to investigate the possibility of a pseudoaneurysm, which must be treated as quickly as possible once identified.     

Clinical Evaluation of Endoscopic Ultrasonogrphy in Diagnosis of Submucosal Tumor of the Upper Alimentray Tract

Abstract: The usefulness and the problems of endoscopic ultrasonograpy (EUS) in the diagnosis of submucosal tumors (SMT) of the upper alimentary tract were evaluated in this study. EUS was carried out in 86 cases with SMT of the stomach. Tumors of 13 cases was confirmed histologically (leiomyoma in 7 cases, leiomyosarcoma in one, lipoma in 2, gastric cyst in one, aberrant pancreas in one and Schwannoma in one case). In only one out of 22 cases with SMT of the esophagus, the tumor was surgically resected and a pathological examination revealed leiomyoma EUS was useful in estimating the histological origin of SMT by observation of the relationship between the location of the tumor and each layer in the gastric or esophageal wall. However, it was imposible to differentiate leiomyoma from leiomyosarcoma in myogenic tumors through the echoic pattern of the tumor by EUS alone at the present time. EUS was also useful in distinguishing the cause of extragastric compression showing similar findings with SMT, which could not be clarified by X-ray or endoscopic examination. In fact, organs compressing the stomach were easily clarified by EUS. It was decided that EUS should be performed in all cases whenever there is any doubt of SMT existing after an X-ray or endoscopic examination.     

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目的提高对胃异位胰腺的诊断及治疗水平。方法2000-2004年对解放军总医院消化科241例胃黏膜下肿物进行超声内镜(EUS)检查,回顾分析胃异位胰腺的图像特征。结果EUS诊断良性间质瘤105例,恶性间质瘤23例,脂肪瘤48例,异位胰腺45例,囊肿20例。异位胰腺EUS图像特点:(1)黏膜下层病变39例,6例与固有肌层无分界;(2)边界清37例;(3)42例为不均匀、形状不规则中强回声,3例为不均匀低回声;(4)32例中心有小的不规则液性回声。内镜电切26例,无出血穿孔等并发症。结论超声内镜对胃异位胰腺的诊断有一定价值,内镜切除是安全有效的治疗方法。     

Endoscopic ultrasound using ultrasound probes for the diagnosis of early esophageal and gastric cancers

Endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) devices were first designed and manufactured more than 30 years ago,and since then investigators have reported EUS is effective for determining both the staging and the depth of invasion of esophageal and gastric cancers.We review the present status,the methods,and the findings of EUS when used to diagnose and stage early esophageal and gastric cancer.EUS using high-frequency ultrasound probes is more accurate than conventional EUS for the evaluation of the depth of invasion of superficial esophageal carcinoma.The rates of accurate evaluation of the depth of invasion by EUS using high-frequency ultrasound probes were 70%-88% for intramucosal cancer,and 83%-94% for submucosal invasive cancer.But the sensitivity of EUS using high-frequency ultrasound probes for the diagnosis of submucosal invasive cancer was relatively low,making it difficult to confirm minute submucosal invasion.The accuracy of EUS using highfrequency ultrasound probes for early gastric tumor classification can be up to 80% compared with 63% for conventional EUS,although the accuracy of EUS using high-frequency ultrasound probes relatively decreases for those patients with depressed-type lesions,undifferentiated cancer,concomitant ulceration,expanded indications,type 0-Ⅰ lesions,and lesions located in the upper-third of the stomach.A 92% overall accuracy rate was achieved when both the endoscopic appearance and the findings from EUS using high-frequency ultrasound probes were considered together for tumor classification.Although EUS using high-frequency ultrasound probes has limitations,it has a high depth of invasion accuracy and is a useful procedure to distinguish lesions in the esophagus and stomach that are indicated for endoscopic resection.     

经内镜切除消化道黏膜下肿瘤

目的 探讨内镜切除消化道黏膜下肿瘤(SMT)的疗效、安全性以及切除前内镜超声检查(EUS)的价值。方法 SMT71例中食管36例，胃29例，十二指肠和直肠各3例，64例(90．1％)治疗前行EUS检查。SMT大小6～20mm，平均14．2mm。55例用双活检管道内镜行黏膜切除术(EMR)，把持钳剥离SMT后，将其切除；6例先用圈套器在SMT基底部勒紧，再注入生理盐水，切除SMT；10例≤10mm的用透明帽吸引法切除。结果 71例SMT中68例(95．8％)内镜下完全切除；2例(1例异位胰腺、1例胃平滑肌瘤)病变残留(4周时胃镜发现)；l例直肠平滑肌瘤，未能切除改行外科手术。67例平均随访18．7个月未见复发。组织学诊断平滑肌瘤51例(71．8％)，颗粒细胞瘤、纤维瘤、异位胰腺、脂肪瘤、间质瘤和类癌共15例(21．1％)，5例(7．0％)间叶肿瘤未做免疫染色，不能确定组织来源。并发症：9例局部少量出血，1例胃间质瘤切除后胃穿孔。结论 内镜切除SMT是一种较安全、有效的方法，并可获得组织学诊断，EUS对内镜治疔SMT选择适应证有重要的价值。     

经黏膜下隧道内镜肿瘤切除术治疗源于固有肌层的上消化道黏膜下肿瘤初探

目的探讨经黏膜下隧道内镜肿瘤切除术（STER）治疗来源于上消化道固有肌层黏膜下肿瘤（SMTs）的疗效和安全性。方法对26例经超声内镜和CT诊断为来源于固有肌层的上消化道SMTs患者全麻下行STER治疗：（1）内镜寻找到肿瘤,并准确定位;（2）建立黏膜下隧道,显露肿瘤;（3）内镜直视下完整切除肿瘤;（4）缝合黏膜切口。结果来源于固有肌层的上消化道SMTs患者26例中,食管14例,贲门7例,胃5例。来源于固有肌层浅层者11例,深层者15例,其中2例胃SMTs与浆膜层粘连,密不可分。STER成功切除所有黏膜下肿瘤,完整切除率100％,切除病变直径1．0～3．2cm（平均1．9cm）。黏膜切开至黏膜切口完整缝合时间25～145min,平均68．5min;完整缝合创面所用金属夹4—6枚,平均5枚。术后病理诊断为平滑肌瘤17例,间质瘤7例,血管球瘤1例,神经鞘膜瘤1例;切缘均为阴性。发生皮下气肿2例,左侧气胸伴皮下气肿1例,气腹2例,均予保守治疗痊愈。术后无一例出现迟发性消化道出血、消化道漏和胸腔腹腔继发感染,无一例发生黏膜下隧道内积血积液和继发感染。随访3～9个月,无一例病变残留或复发。结论STER治疗来源于固有肌层的上消化道SMTs安全、有效,可以一次性完整切除病变,提供完整的病理学诊断资料,并可避免消化道漏和胸腔腹腔继发感染。     

A Case of Early Gastric Carcinoma with Lymphoid Stroma: Diagnostic Usefulness of Endosonography

Abstract: A case of early gastric carcinoma with lymphoid stroma (GCLS) showing features of submucosal tumor is reported here. A characteristic endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) finding was helpful for preoperative diagnosis. The patient, a 75-year-old woman without any previous complaints, visited our hospital for detailed examination of a small gastric lesion. Upper Gl studies revealed a submucosal tumor-like lesion measuring about 1.8 cm with a central slight depression on the greater curvature of the middle gastric body. Histologic findings of the specimens obtained by conventional biopsy indicated a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, although the possibility of malignant lymphoma was not completely ruled out. EUS examination was, therefore, performed in order to obtain further detailed information about the tumor. EUS disclosed that the tumor, which existed in the third layer, was composed of many small round clustered lesions, the echogenicity of which was lower than that of the muscle layer, and was almost covered with a normal mucosal layer. Taking these findings into consideration, a gastric cancer with lymphoid stroma whose invasion would be limited within the submucosa was highly suspected. It was proven by histological analysis of a surgically resected specimen that this peculiar multiple small round hypoechoic lesion was equivalent to the lymphoid aggregates infiltrating the GCLS. Since it has been reported that the prognosis of GCLS is better than that of common gastric cancers, accurate diagnosis is important for the selection of optimal treatment. While it is still not definitively proven that EUS is useful for diagnosis of GCLS, this procedure may potentially provide an excellent image of this special tumor and be of use for preoperative diagnosis.     

Yield of tissue sampling for submucosal lesions evaluated by EUS

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of submucosal nodules or large gastric folds is a common indication for EUS. Establishing a tissue diagnosis is challenging because the yield of forceps biopsies is low. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic yield of EUS-guided endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection and forceps biopsy for submucosal nodules and large gastric folds. METHODS: Patients who underwent EUS from March 1997 through January 2002 for evaluation of submucosal nodules or large gastric folds were identified, and the procedure and pathology reports reviewed. Patients were included who underwent endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection (n = 45) or large-capacity ("jumbo") biopsy (n = 36) of submucosal lesions (arising from third endosonographic layer) or large gastric folds. Endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection was performed with an electrosurgical snare or with a cap-fitted endoscopic mucosal resection device. RESULTS: Sixty-six patients (62% men; mean age, 61 years; range 27-80 years) underwent 69 EUS procedures to obtain tissue samples of subepithelial lesions. Diagnostic yields were as follows: endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection 40/45 (89%; 95% CI [80%, 98%]), jumbo biopsy 15/36 (42%; 95% CI [26%, 58%]) (p < 0.001 by two-tailed Fisher exact test). There were 9 complications: 7 instances of bleeding (6 endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection, 1 jumbo biopsy), 3 requiring hospitalization (2 endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection, 1 jumbo biopsy) and 2 requiring transfusion; 1 chest pain and odynophagia (esophageal endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection); and 1 oversedation (requiring administration of reversal agents). CONCLUSIONS: For submucosal lesions and large gastric folds, endoscopic submucosal-mucosal resection has a better diagnostic yield than the jumbo biopsy, but may have a higher complication rate.     

Acute inflammation occurring in gastric aberrant pancreas followed up by endoscopic ultrasonography

We describe a case of gastric aberrant pancreas with acute pancreatitis followed up with subsequent endoscopic ultrasound. A 20-year-old woman known to have aberrant pancreas in the stomach was admitted to our hospital because of severe epigastralgia. Laboratory tests showed slight C reactive protein elevation without hyperamylasemia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a swollen submucosal lesion (SML) to a greater degree compared with the previous findings. Subsequent endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) revealed a swollen lesion of 35 mm in diameter. The internal echo-pattern was more hypoechoic than in the previous EUS. The border between the fourth layer (muscularis propria) and the SML was unclear. The anechoic lumen in the mass, considered as the ductal lumen, was dilated. Based on these results, we diagnosed the patient as having acute inflammation, resembling pancreatitis, in the aberrant pancreas.     

Rectal leiomyosarcoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasonography

A 67 year-old man was admitted to the Tainan Municipal Hospital due to a protruding mass, usually noted during defecation. Digital examination revealed a single, smooth, large mass over the rectum, occupying almost the entire lumen. Colonoscopy, barium enema, and computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a submucosal tumor of the rectum. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) study showed that the tumor originated from the muscle layer. Based on the size, margin and echogenicity of the mass, a malignant neoplasm, probably leiomyosarcoma, was diagnosed. Post-operative histologic examination confirmed that the resected tumor was leiomyosarcoma. Existing ancillary procedures like colonoscopy, abdominal CT, magnetic resonance image (MRI), and barium enema are neither reliable nor accurate in locating which layer the lesion originates. Colonoscopic biopsy is disappointing since submucosal tumor is usually inaccessible. EUS study can provide us with a more distinct image with regards to tumor origin, size, margin and echogenicity. This report emphasizes the important role of EUS in the pre-operative diagnosis of submucosal tumors of the rectum. Furthermore, this tool can aid the surgeons whether wide excision or an abdomino-perineal resection should be performed.     

EUS guidance in gastric pacemaker implantation

BACKGROUND: EUS provides excellent imaging of the gastric wall. The utility of EUS imaging in guiding the placement of a gastric pacemaker was investigated. METHODS: Fourteen patients underwent gastric pacemaker implantation for refractory gastroparesis at laparotomy. Placement of the lead into the muscle layer of the antrum of the stomach was imaged by intraoperative surface ultrasonography in the first 8 patients and by EUS in the subsequent 6 patients. RESULTS: Surface US examination of the lead placement revealed reverberation artifacts. The images were uniformly unsatisfactory and the position of the lead in the gastric wall could not be visualized in any patient. In contrast, the lead was clearly and easily identified by EUS as a bright linear echo in the gastric wall. This was observed uniformly in all of the patients evaluated by EUS. Compared with surface US, EUS provided better images of the gastric lead placement as well as less abdominal distension and thus easier closure of the incision. CONCLUSIONS: EUS is useful in confirming the accurate placement of pacemaker leads within the muscular coat of the stomach.     

Brunner’s gland adenoma is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A case report and literature review

Brunner’s gland adenoma is a rare benign tumour that arises from Brunner’s glands in the duodenum. Lesions are usually incidentally discovered during oesophagogastroduodenoscopy. However, in some cases, they may present clinically with vague abdominal symptoms or bleeding. We present the case of a 54-year-old male who complained of progressive fatigue and intermittent melena for 3 months. Clinical examination findings were unremarkable. Routine blood tests showed microcytic hypochromic anaemia. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy showed normal oesophageal and gastric mucosa as well as a pedunculated polyp on the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) revealed a duodenal hyperechoic mass arising from the submucosal layer of the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb with central cystic degeneration. Both endoscopic- and EUS-guided biopsies were non-diagnostic. Endoscopic mucosal resection was performed after the patient provided consent. Histopathological examination revealed hyperplastic mucosal lobules containing Brunner’s glands and smooth muscle cells; malignant cells or Helicobacter pylori infection were not evident. Brunner’s gland adenoma is a rare lesion of the duodenum and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. EUS is helpful in the diagnosis and detection of the layer of origin. However, the final diagnosis is usually made after lesion removal.