TY - JOUR
T1 - Phosphoglyceride crystal deposition disease presenting as multiple paragastric masses
AU - Yachida, Shinichi
AU - Fukushima, Noriyoshi
AU - Nakanishi, Yukihiro
AU - Nimura, Satoshi
AU - Sato, Masahiko
AU - Shimada, Kazuaki
AU - Miura, Katsutoshi
AU - Sakamoto, Michiie
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for the Second Term Comprehensive 10-Year Strategy for Cancer Control from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Phosphoglycerides, also referred to as glycerophospholipids, are the major lipid component of all membranes. Phosphoglyceride crystal deposition disease (PCDD) is a new clinicopathological entity and, to our knowledge, only two cases have been reported previously (1, 2). The cause and underlying mechanisms remain unknown. While crystal deposition with gout (monosodium urate) and pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate) occurs mostly in and around the joints, phosphoglyceride crystals accumulate in soft tissues, particularly at sites of injury (1, 2). In this report, we describe a case of PCDD presenting as multiple paragastric masses after distal partial gastrectomy, making preoperative diagnosis difficult. We believe this is the first reported case of PCDD occurring at this site. Although PCDD is extremely rare, this condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal masses in patients with a history of abdominal surgery.
AB - Phosphoglycerides, also referred to as glycerophospholipids, are the major lipid component of all membranes. Phosphoglyceride crystal deposition disease (PCDD) is a new clinicopathological entity and, to our knowledge, only two cases have been reported previously (1, 2). The cause and underlying mechanisms remain unknown. While crystal deposition with gout (monosodium urate) and pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate) occurs mostly in and around the joints, phosphoglyceride crystals accumulate in soft tissues, particularly at sites of injury (1, 2). In this report, we describe a case of PCDD presenting as multiple paragastric masses after distal partial gastrectomy, making preoperative diagnosis difficult. We believe this is the first reported case of PCDD occurring at this site. Although PCDD is extremely rare, this condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal masses in patients with a history of abdominal surgery.
KW - Crystal deposition
KW - Epithelioid cell granuloma
KW - Phosphoglyceride
KW - Tumor-like mass
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1015351320907
DO - 10.1023/A:1015351320907
M3 - Article
C2 - 12064820
AN - SCOPUS:0036270547
VL - 47
SP - 1413
EP - 1418
JO - American Journal of Digestive Diseases
JF - American Journal of Digestive Diseases
SN - 0002-9211
IS - 6
ER -