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Spontaneous perforation of jejunal gastrintestinal stromal tumour (gist). Case report and review of literature

2012; BioMed Central; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/1749-7922-7-37

ISSN

1749-7922

Autores

Somsubhra Datta Roy, Dawood Khan, Krishna K De, Utpal De,

Tópico(s)

Tumors and Oncological Cases

Resumo

GIST is the commonest mesenchymal tumour of the gastrointestinal tract. Jejunal GIST is rare and spontaneous perforation of asymptomatic jejunal GIST is unique. A review of the English literature reveals only fifteen cases of perforated GIST till date. Pre-operative diagnosis is difficult. Diagnosis is confirmed on histopathology and immuno-histochemistry. Complete removal with postoperative imatinib therapy entails optimal treatment. Perforated GIST is associated with high recurrence.

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