Pedunculated Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) of the Stomach Presenting as Pancreatic Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma: A Case Report
Received Date: Feb 12, 2013 / Accepted Date: Feb 19, 2013 / Published Date: Feb 20, 2013
Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is an uncommon tumor with most of these lesions occurring in the stomach.
Patients present with nonspecific symptoms including bleeding, abdominal pain, and abdominal mass. The diagnosis
of this tumor is made using various imaging modalities (CT, MRI and endoscopic ultrasound) and sampling
techniques (fine needle aspiration, biopsy, and surgical excision). We report the unusual case of a rare pedunculated
gastrointestinal tumor diagnosed by imaging studies, prior to surgery, as a malignant pancreatic tumor (mucinous
cystadenocarcinoma).
Keywords: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; GIST; Pancreatic mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
Citation: Pugh JL, Jie T, Bhattacharyya AK (2013) Pedunculated Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) of the Stomach Presenting as Pancreatic Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma: A Case Report. J Clin Exp Pathol 3:135. Doi: 10.4172/2161-0681.1000135
Copyright: © 2013 Pugh JL, et al. 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.
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