<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Being considered a rare form of malignant neoplasm, stromal tumours are part of sarcomas group, they account for ~5% of all sarcomas (1), which develop from the supporting tissues of the body and have as a starting point special cells located in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, called interstitial cells - described by Cajal. Although this type of tumour formations poses the problem of diagnosis, when it is made early and surgical and oncological treatment is prompt, the prognosis improves considerably.</p></abstract>

Being considered a rare form of malignant neoplasm, stromal tumours are part of sarcomas group, they account for ~5% of all sarcomas (1), which develop from the supporting tissues of the body and have as a starting point special cells located in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, called interstitial cells - described by Cajal. Although this type of tumour formations poses the problem of diagnosis, when it is made early and surgical and oncological treatment is prompt, the prognosis improves considerably.

Gastro-Intestinal-Stromal Tumors (GIST) – An Unexpected Finding in Two Cases

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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Being considered a rare form of malignant neoplasm, stromal tumours are part of sarcomas group, they account for ~5% of all sarcomas (1), which develop from...

Gastro-Intestinal-Stromal Tumors (GIST) – An Unexpected Finding in Two Cases

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 44 - 46

Received: Oct 03, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0070

Keywords
gastrostromal-intestinal tumour, relapse, surgery

© 2020 Dan Bratu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Gastro-Intestinal-Stromal Tumors (GIST) – An Unexpected Finding in Two Cases

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 44 - 46

Received: Oct 03, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0070

Keywordsgastrostromal-intestinal tumour, relapse, surgery

© 2020 Dan Bratu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
gastrostromal-intestinal tumour, relapse, surgery