Estromal Tumor of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Presentation of a case.

Authors

  • José Manuel González González Hospital Provincial Clínico-Quirúrgico José R.López Tabranes. Matanzas
  • Sahilí Corrales Alonso Hospital Provincial Clínico-Quirúrgico José R.López Tabranes. Matanzas
  • Homero Celestrín Tápanes Hospital Provincial Clínico-Quirúrgico José R.López Tabranes. Matanzas
  • Oristel I Felipe Fereira Hospital Provincial Clínico-Quirúrgico José R.López Tabranes. Matanzas
  • Jorge Luis Hernández Llanes Hospital Provincial Clínico-Quirúrgico José R.López Tabranes. Matanzas
  • Osmany Espinosa Fernández Hospital Provincial Clínico-Quirúrgico José R.López Tabranes. Matanzas

Keywords:

GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS, GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE, HUMAN, ADULT

Abstract

The following case report is about a white, male patient of 68 years old, that presented a clinical manifestation given marked dejected and sleepiness of 6 months of evolution correlated to the presence of iron deficiency anemia and upper gastrointestinal bleeding to repetition, with the posterior appearing of an abdominal palpable mass in left hypochondrium and aggravation of the general condition of the patient. This clinical manifestation induced to discuss the presence of a Gastric Leiomyosarcoma like presumptive diagnostic without discarding the existence of a gastrointestinal stromal cell tumors (GIST), for which one it was necessary to accomplish immunohistochemistry study for after confirmed the diagnosis.

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González González JM, Corrales Alonso S, Celestrín Tápanes H, Felipe Fereira OI, Hernández Llanes JL, Espinosa Fernández O. Estromal Tumor of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Presentation of a case. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 5 [cited 2025 Jan. 23];30(4):566-7. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/535

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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2008)

Section

Presentation of cases

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