Abstract
An abnormality was noted during an upper gastrointestinal series performed on a 44-year-old man as part of a screening program in December 1999. In January 2000, an endoscopicexamination showed a submucosal tumor(30mm in diameter)located at the gastric antrum.After one month, a second endoscopic examination performed at our hospital revealed asubmucosal tumor with an erosion. The tumor had decreased in size to 15mm in diameter. In October 2000, he was admitted because of melena. An endoscopic examination showed anelevated lesion with a penis-like appearance and bleeding. The size of the tumor had increasedto 20mm in diameter. The lesion was removed during a laparoscopic partial gastrectomy.Histologically, the resected specimen was diagnosed as an inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP).
