Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors and can be a cause of gastrointestibnal bleeding, when other causes have already been excluded. This mesenchymal tumors can be diagnosed hardly, and they should be included in any differential diagnosis. Our case illustrates the difficulty of d...

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Autores: Vilallonga, Ramon|||0000-0001-9333-2765, Sanchez, Jose Luis, Armengol Carrasco, Manuel|||0000-0002-3211-3195
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:183249
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/183249
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.4021/gr2010.03.178w
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hemorràgia gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Surgery
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Sumario:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors and can be a cause of gastrointestibnal bleeding, when other causes have already been excluded. This mesenchymal tumors can be diagnosed hardly, and they should be included in any differential diagnosis. Our case illustrates the difficulty of diagnosis and sometimes shows how non-invasive test can be few helpful. Surgery is very often indicated, and becomes therapeutic and diagnostic. GIST tumors are rare and surgical resection with curative intent is the treatment of choice.