Abstract

GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, José Luis. A Gigantic Gastrointestinal Stroma Tumor of the Stomach. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2020, vol.59, n.1, e701.  Epub July 15, 2020. ISSN 0034-7493.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are the most frequent mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and are malignant in 20-45%. They originate from Cajal cells or their precursors. The most frequent clinical symptoms are the presence of an abdominal tumor, digestive hemorrhage due to mucosa ulceration, and pain or sensation of abdominal fullness. These tumors may have a long period of silent growth until, due to their size, they manifest clinically; they tend to have expansive growth, displacing neighboring structures without invading them. We present the case of a patient with a gastrointestinal stroma tumor of the stomach of unusually large proportions, who underwent surgery by our team and with a satisfactory evolution.

Keywords : gastrointestinal stromal tumor; GIST; gastric tumor.

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