Thick calcification from a GIST of the stomach penetrating into pericolic soft tissue - report of a case

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Case Report

Chi-Sen Chang¹  John Wang²  Jen-I Hwang³  Cheng-Chung Wu⁴  Cheng-Chan Yu⁴ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung-Kang Rd., 40705, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Pathology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung-Kang Rd., 40705, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung-Kang Rd., 40705, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung-Kang Rd., 40705, Taichung, Taiwan;

关键词: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor;    Heterotopic Ossification;    Autonomic Motor;    Cystic Degeneration;    Gastric Gist;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-9-45

 received in 2011-01-01, accepted in 2011-04-29,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Thick calcification is a rare presentation of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Penetration into gastric mucosa and pericolic soft tissue has never been reported. We report a case of gastric GIST with cystic degeneration and thick calcification in an 81-year old female, who presented with hematemesis and severe abdominal pain. Thick calcification of this tumor penetrating into pericolic soft tissue was noted and successfully treated by distal gastrectomy and partial colectomy. For gastrointestinal tumors with thick calcification, even with benign behavior, surgical intervention should be considered for both oncological considerations and prevention of catastrophes like perforation or penetration into surrounding soft tissue.

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