Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the rectum: report of a case and review of literature.
World J Gastroenterol
; 14(8): 1302-4, 2008 Feb 28.
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| ID: mdl-18300363
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is a rare tumour of the gastrointestinal tract which does not generally originate in the rectum. The authors describe a case of a 70-year-old man who underwent an anterior resection of the rectum for a low-risk GIST. The patient was not given adjuvant chemotherapy with imatinib and is still disease-free 30 mo after surgery. The authors conclude that although rectal GIST is extremely uncommon, it should be included in differential diagnosis when a tumour in the rectum is detected. Biopsy of the tumour is essential, since this makes it possible to reach a sure preoperative diagnosis based on the immunohistological features of the CD117 and CD34. Although complete surgical resection with negative tumour margins is the principal curative procedure for primary and non-metastatic tumours, further studies are still needed for the determination of the most effective treatment strategy for patients with rectal GIST.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Recto
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Tumores del Estroma Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World J Gastroenterol
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos