Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as Food Impaction and Pseudo-Achalasia

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are one of the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Studies report the incidence of GIST to be 14.5 per million, with 18% being diagnosed incidentally. The most common location is the stomach while the esophagus is the rarest, represen...

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Autores principales: Obri, Mark S., Nimri, Faisal, Kamran, Wasih, Nimri, Rund, Pompa, Robert, Zuchelli, Tobias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10424890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37583506
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001116
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Sumario:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are one of the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Studies report the incidence of GIST to be 14.5 per million, with 18% being diagnosed incidentally. The most common location is the stomach while the esophagus is the rarest, representing only 0.7% of cases. The clinical manifestations of GISTs vary. Most patients present with bleeding and gastric discomfort. Some may present with life-threatening hematemesis or melena. We present a unique case of a GIST presenting as pseudo-achalasia and food impaction.

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