World Journal of Surgical Oncology (May 2011)

Synchronous gastric adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the stomach: A case report

  • Gkiokas Georgios,
  • Kondi-Pafiti Agathi,
  • Gennatas Konstantinos,
  • Psychogiou Vasiliki,
  • Dellaportas Dionysios,
  • Theodosopoulos Theodosios,
  • Papaconstantinou Ioannis,
  • Polymeneas Georgios

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-9-60
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
p. 60

Abstract

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Abstract Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract (1%), and stomach is the most common location involved. However, the co-existence of gastric adenocarcinoma and GIST is very rare. A case of an 80-year-old male with a simultaneous presentation of a gastric adenocarcinoma and GIST is presented. Various hypotheses have been proposed in order to explain this rare simultaneous development, but even though it's cause has not been proven yet.

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