CLINICO-PATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE: 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH FATIGUE, ANEMIA, WEIGHT LOSS, ABDOMINAL DISTENTION, AND OCCASIONAL NAUSEA AND VOMITING

Author: Reinstein L.J.  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1523-4525

Source: Pediatric Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Vol.22, Iss.6, 2003-11, pp. : 471-480

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Abstract

A clinicopathologic case is presented. The patient was a 12-year-old white girl with a history of fatigue and dizziness, occasional nausea and vomiting, and anemia, who showed abdominal distention, especially in the epigastrium. An epigastric mass was palpable. Gastroscopy was done, and surgery followed. Pertinent laboratory findings are presented, and clinical discussion follows. The pathology is then presented and discussed.

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