RESUMO
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) appear in the abdominal cavity in less than 5% of patients. We present two cases of extraintestinal GIST attended in our service and treated with imatinib mesylate. We review the current treatment of these neoplasms with targeted therapies.
Assuntos
Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/patologia , Pelve/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/diagnóstico por imagem , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/cirurgia , Humanos , Laparotomia , Pelve/diagnóstico por imagem , Pelve/cirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal se presentan fuera del tubo digestivo en menos del 5% de los casos. Presentamos 2 casos de tumores del estroma gastrointestinal extraintestinales atendidos en nuestro servicio y tratados con imatinib mesilato. Revisamos la situación actual del tratamiento de dichas neoplasias con terapias dirigidas
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) appear in the abdominal cavity in less than 5% of patients. We present two cases of extraintestinal GIST attended in our service and treated with imatinib mesylate. We review the current treatment of these neoplasms with targeted therapies
