{
  "abstract": "Gastric leiomyosarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy with an aggressive course. Complete excision of the tumour with adjuvant therapy is a curative option. The patient presents with non-specific upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Preoperative biopsy and immunostaining with endoscopic ultrasound guidance is the most accurate tool for diagnosis. We present here a case of a middle-aged man, presenting with upper abdominal heaviness and a lump which progressed rapidly in size over a few weeks, associated with appetite and weight loss. Radiographic evaluation was suggestive of a large tumour of the left lobe of the liver, possibly hepatocellular carcinoma, due to raised protein induced by vitamin K absence-II levels. Intraoperatively, it turned out to be of gastric origin, in relation to the liver.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GI Surgery, HPB and Liver Transplantation, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India"
      ],
      "name": "Himanshu Gupta"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GI Surgery, HPB and Liver Transplantation, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India"
      ],
      "name": "DS Darshanik"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India"
      ],
      "name": "Ritambara Nada"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Radiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India"
      ],
      "name": "Pankaj Gupta"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India"
      ],
      "name": "Surinder S Rana"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GI Surgery, HPB and Liver Transplantation, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India"
      ],
      "name": "Rajesh Gupta"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Gastric leiomyosarcoma mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma",
  "uid": "2c9d1c52-dc20-5475-b355-e05f2eeda75d"
}