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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 1/2013

01-06-2013 | Case Report

Atypical Presentation of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours—A Case Report

Authors: Kalpana Raja, Bhawna Dev, Roy Santosham, Joseph Santhosh

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are benign mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Their clinical presentations are variable. We report a case of a 31-year-old man who presented with pain in the abdomen and vomiting. CT abdomen revealed a large exophytic mass in the epigastrium with enhancement pattern similar to hemangioma. No relationship of the mass could be made out with the adjacent structures on CT, histopathology proved it to be a GIST.
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Metadata
Title
Atypical Presentation of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours—A Case Report
Authors
Kalpana Raja
Bhawna Dev
Roy Santosham
Joseph Santhosh
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0557-x

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