ISOLATED CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA OF THE STOMACH IN A NEONATE

This is a report of an extremely rare case of isolated cavernous heman gioma of the stomach found in a neonate. Hematemesis developed in a 7- day-old baby boy weighing 2.8 kg at birth. This was followed by melena . Endoscopic examination findings showed a large hemorrhagic mass on t he lesser curvature of the stomach. During laparotomy, a large vascula r tumor was identified and subtotal gastrectomy was carried out. On se ction, the tumor extended through the submucosa to the serosal surface . Histological diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma. The authors could c ollect only 10 cases of hemangioma of the stomach diagnosed in childho od from the world literature. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Comp any.