Case Reports Cytopathology 2023 Exercise 2:Gastric Glomus Tumor

Authors

Nazia Khatoon, MD

Khalid Amin, MD

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·         discuss the importance of fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of gastric mesenchymal tumors;

·         describe the features of gastric glomus tumor on fine-needle aspiration cytology;

·         differentiate the benign and malignant morphologic features of gastric glomus tumor; and

·         choose an appropriate immunohistochemical panel to help diagnose this entity and distinguish it from other gastric neoplasms.