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Giant Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)

Authors: Andrés Navarrete, Dulce Momblán, Raúl Almenara, Antonio Lacy

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) represent 0.1–3 % of gastrointestinal malignancy. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment, but in high-risk tumors, imatinib can help to achieve better oncological outcomes. We present a rare case of a patient with gastric GIST with very aggressive evolution in a short period of time despite the use of neoadjuvant therapy with imatinib.

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Title: Giant Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Authors: Andrés Navarrete
Dulce Momblán
Raúl Almenara
Antonio Lacy
Publication date: 01-01-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-016-3196-x

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