Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of intestine: a case report.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2007 Apr; 50(2): 357-9
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in English
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| ID: sea-73750
ABSTRACT
Smooth muscle tumors of the alimentary tract are uncommon.Cancer of small intestine comprises less than 20% of all malignant tumors. A 65-year-old male patient was admitted with complain of pain in abdomen since 7 days. He was diagnosed as a case of acute intestinal obstruction and on laparotomy an extraluminal mass was found at jejunoileal junction. Histopathology revealed a malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The case is reported with review of literature and criteria for differentiation between benign and malignant tumors are enumerated.
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Main subject:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Ileal Neoplasms
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Intestinal Neoplasms
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Jejunal Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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