An Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp of the Stomach.

An inflammatory fibroid polyp (Vaněk's polyp) is a rare, benign, mesenchymal polyp originating from the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms are non-specific and depend on the tumor size and location. Despite their benign nature, these tumors can mimic other malignant conditions, making an accurate diagnosis crucial for appropriate management. Histologically, they are submucosal lesions composed of spindle-shaped or stellate stromal cells, stroma with thin-walled vessels around which spindle-shaped cells are arranged similar to onion skin, an eosinophil-rich inflammatory infiltrate, and minimal mitotic activity. In this article, we present the case of a 63-year-old woman with a giant benign inflammatory fibroid polyp of the stomach. We performed distal esophageal resection, total gastrectomy, and omentectomy, as the passage was restored with a transmesocolic termino-lateral esophago-jejunal Roux-en-Y anastomosis. We also present a brief literature review on this topic.

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