Gastric stromal tumor as a cause of digestive bleeding
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https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v48i3.260Keywords:
leiomyomas, leiomyosarcomas, muscularis mucosae, gi fleending, gastrointestinalstromal tumor, endoscopic ultrasomalAbstract
Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors (GIST) are rare neoplasias of the gastrointestinal tract that arise from primitive mesenchymal cells. They are located throughout the gas-trointestinal tract but are usually located in the stomach andsmall intestine. The majority are immuno histochemically positive for CD 117 and CD 34. Their clinical course is noteasily predicted by standard means. Gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia are the most common clinical presentations.Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment, aschemotherapy and radiation are ineffective. Long-term fol-low-up is imperative, since recurrence rates are high.
We present here the case of a 39 y-o female who camein with haemathemesis and black stools. After several upperendoscopies and an endoscopic ultrasonography, she under-went surgical removal of a gastrointestinal stromal tumorfrom her stomach. She did well after surgery and remainsasymptomatic.
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