Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls
Introduction. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the esophagus are rare. Case Presentation. This is a case of a 50-year-old male patient who was referred to our department complaining of atypical chest pain. A chest computed tomographic scan and endoscopic ultrasound revealed a submucosal esophageal...
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| author | Charalampos G. Markakis Eleftherios D. Spartalis Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos Evangelia G. Kavoura Periklis Tomos |
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| description | Introduction. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the esophagus are rare. Case Presentation. This is a case of a 50-year-old male patient who was referred to our department complaining of atypical chest pain. A chest computed tomographic scan and endoscopic ultrasound revealed a submucosal esophageal tumor measuring 5 cm in its largest diameter. Suspecting a leiomyoma, we performed enucleation via right thoracotomy. The pathology report yielded a diagnosis of an esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The patient has shown no evidence of recurrence one year postoperatively. Conclusions. This report illustrates the complexity and dilemmas inherent in diagnosing and treating esophageal GISTs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-07b82ae44ef842a1a9711954ba1c7ccd2025-02-03T01:10:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192013-01-01201310.1155/2013/968394968394Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management PitfallsCharalampos G. Markakis0Eleftherios D. Spartalis1Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos2Evangelia G. Kavoura3Periklis Tomos4Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Medical School, “Laiko” General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Medical School, “Laiko” General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Medical School, “Laiko” General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Pathology, University of Athens, Medical School, 11527 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Medical School, “Laiko” General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527 Athens, GreeceIntroduction. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the esophagus are rare. Case Presentation. This is a case of a 50-year-old male patient who was referred to our department complaining of atypical chest pain. A chest computed tomographic scan and endoscopic ultrasound revealed a submucosal esophageal tumor measuring 5 cm in its largest diameter. Suspecting a leiomyoma, we performed enucleation via right thoracotomy. The pathology report yielded a diagnosis of an esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The patient has shown no evidence of recurrence one year postoperatively. Conclusions. This report illustrates the complexity and dilemmas inherent in diagnosing and treating esophageal GISTs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/968394 |
| spellingShingle | Charalampos G. Markakis Eleftherios D. Spartalis Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos Evangelia G. Kavoura Periklis Tomos Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls |
| title_full | Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls |
| title_fullStr | Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls |
| title_short | Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls |
| title_sort | esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor diagnostic complexity and management pitfalls |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/968394 |
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