Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran Archives of Iranian Medicine 1029-2977 21 12 2018 12 01 Multiple Gastritis Cystica Profunda in a Patient without Gastric Surgery History 608 610 EN Enis Dikicier Fatih Altintoprak Journal Article 2018 06 23 2018 10 20 Gastritis cystica profunda (GCP) is a rare condition characterized by polypoid cystic ectasia of the submucosal layer with cystic dilatation of the glandular structures of the stomach. The probable pathogenesis refers to degradation of the integrity of the muscularis mucosa and migration of epithelial cells to the submucosal layer. The most common cause known in the literature for this occurrence is previous stomach surgery. A case presented with two GCP lesions in different locations in the stomach without any history of previous surgery