<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (3). A 68-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital with complaints about feeling pressure in the thorax and heavy sweating for over 2 years. Abdominal CT showed a pathological formation approximately 21 cm × 15cm × 15 cm in size. The stomach was compressed and dislocated by the tumor. The total gastrectomy Roux modification was performed. The tumor grows from the back wall of the stomach; the tumor is not grew into the mucosa. We made a final diagnosis of an extra luminal GIST of the stomach - pT4N0M0G1R0 stage II. There was no evidence of disease recurrence six months after surgery.</p></abstract>

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (3). A 68-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital with complaints about feeling pressure in the thorax and heavy sweating for over 2 years. Abdominal CT showed a pathological formation approximately 21 cm × 15cm × 15 cm in size. The stomach was compressed and dislocated by the tumor. The total gastrectomy Roux modification was performed. The tumor grows from the back wall of the stomach; the tumor is not grew into the mucosa. We made a final diagnosis of an extra luminal GIST of the stomach - pT4N0M0G1R0 stage II. There was no evidence of disease recurrence six months after surgery.

Large Incidental Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Stomach

Riga 1st Hospital, Departmen of Radiology

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (3). A 68-year-old male patient was...

Large Incidental Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Stomach

Published Online: Nov 18, 2020

Page range: 19 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2020-0004

Keywords
gastrointestinal stromal tumor, stomach, surgery

© 2020 Irina Liepina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Large Incidental Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Stomach

Published Online: Nov 18, 2020

Page range: 19 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2020-0004

Keywordsgastrointestinal stromal tumor, stomach, surgery

© 2020 Irina Liepina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
gastrointestinal stromal tumor, stomach, surgery