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A case of an ulcerated, bleeding gastric leiomyoma is presented in which a follow-up UGI examination showed no evidence of residual ulceration within the tumor. Radiologists should be aware that it is occasionally possible to document complete healing of ulceration within a gastric leiomyoma and that conservative medical management may be an alternative when surgical resection cannot be performed.
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O'Riordan, D., Levine, M.S. & Yeager, B.A. Complete healing of ulceration within a gastric leiomyoma. Gastrointest Radiol 10, 47–49 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01893069
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