The patient was a 50-years-old man. An abnormality of the stomach was found by mass survey. When endoscopic examination done by local doctor, he was found to have an elevated lesion with a central ulceration surrounded by an irregular margin in the lower part of the gastric body. When examined by endsocopy 2 months later, the lesion was demonstrated as a submucosal tumor with a fissure-like depression in the center at the anterior aspect of the lower body. When examined 3 months later, the lesion changed to a IIc-like appearance with converging folds. About 4 months later, the lesion looked like scarred multiple ulcers.
Though pathologic appearance of the specimen taken by the local doctor were cosistent with malignant lymphoma, there have been no findings of malignancy, thereafter, since the tumor resolved by itself, the patient was placed under clinical observation. He has shown no sign of recurrence for 2 years and half.
