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Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are considered the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the alimentary tract, yet they account for only 0.2% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. We are presenting a case of a 68-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed with a 250 mm jejunal GIST only when he prese...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7781859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33415061 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11913 |
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author | Monib, Sherif Habashy, Hany F |
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description | Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are considered the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the alimentary tract, yet they account for only 0.2% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. We are presenting a case of a 68-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed with a 250 mm jejunal GIST only when he presented with abdominal pain and fullness in the upper abdomen. We believe that detailed medical history, followed by prompt investigations, will help in early diagnosis of small GISTs with less malignant potential, which in turn will lead to better outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-77818592021-01-06 Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Monib, Sherif Habashy, Hany F Cureus Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are considered the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the alimentary tract, yet they account for only 0.2% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. We are presenting a case of a 68-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed with a 250 mm jejunal GIST only when he presented with abdominal pain and fullness in the upper abdomen. We believe that detailed medical history, followed by prompt investigations, will help in early diagnosis of small GISTs with less malignant potential, which in turn will lead to better outcomes. Cureus 2020-12-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7781859/ /pubmed/33415061 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11913 Text en Copyright © 2020, Monib et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Gastroenterology Monib, Sherif Habashy, Hany F Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour |
title | Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour |
title_full | Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour |
title_fullStr | Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour |
title_full_unstemmed | Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour |
title_short | Football Size Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour |
title_sort | football size jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumour |
topic | Gastroenterology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7781859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33415061 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11913 |
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