CT, MR, and CEUS imaging features of recurrent GIST of the pre-sacral space: A case report

Flavio Andresciani, MD; Daniele Vertulli, MD; Giuseppina Pacella, MD; Carlo Altomare, MD; Caterina Bernetti, MD; Maria Teresa Bitonti, MD; Andrea Buoso, MD; Ugo Ferrari, MD; Bruno Beomonte Zobel, MD, PhD; Rosario Francesco Grasso, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Jan 2023)

CT, MR, and CEUS imaging features of recurrent GIST of the pre-sacral space: A case report

Flavio Andresciani, MD,
Daniele Vertulli, MD,
Giuseppina Pacella, MD,
Carlo Altomare, MD,
Caterina Bernetti, MD,
Maria Teresa Bitonti, MD,
Andrea Buoso, MD,
Ugo Ferrari, MD,
Bruno Beomonte Zobel, MD, PhD,
Rosario Francesco Grasso, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Flavio Andresciani, MD: Corresponding author.; Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Daniele Vertulli, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Giuseppina Pacella, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Carlo Altomare, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Caterina Bernetti, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Maria Teresa Bitonti, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Andrea Buoso, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Ugo Ferrari, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Bruno Beomonte Zobel, MD, PhD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy
Rosario Francesco Grasso, MD, PhD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 145 – 149

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We present the case of a 50-year-old woman affected by a rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), with a recurrence in pre-sacral and pre-coccygeal space after surgery and Imatinib therapy. GISTs are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and rectal GISTs are rare (only 2% of cases); magnetic resonance and computed tomography are the main imaging techniques for diagnosis and follow-up, while ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound may be useful to perform a percutaneous biopsy, as in the case presented: the imaging features of the lesion in all these imaging methods are displayed.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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