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Extra-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as an Anterior Chest Wall Mass

A 71-year-old man was referred for an anterior chest wall mass. Chest computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography-CT suggested a malignant tumor. Surgical biopsy through a vertical subxiphoid incision revealed an extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGIST). En bloc resection of the tu...

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Autores principales: Lim, Junghyeon, Cho, Sung Woo, Lee, Hee Sung, Kim, Hyoung Soo, Kim, Yong Han, Park, Bong Suk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5548212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28795041
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.4.308
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Sumario:A 71-year-old man was referred for an anterior chest wall mass. Chest computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography-CT suggested a malignant tumor. Surgical biopsy through a vertical subxiphoid incision revealed an extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGIST). En bloc resection of the tumor, including partial resection of the sternum, costal cartilage, pericardium, diaphragm, and peritoneum, was performed. Pathologic evaluation revealed a negative resection margin and confirmed the tumor as an EGIST. On postoperative day 17, the patient was discharged without any complications. At the 2-week follow-up, the patient was doing well and was asymptomatic.