Open AccessDuodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Franz Robert Apodaca-Torrez,
Luiz Fernando Pereira,
Arlette Jean Abdo Pereira,
Maurício Andrade Azevedo,
Raisa de Florenço
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of medical and surgical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0719-532X
pISSN - 0719-3904
DOI - 10.32457/ijmss.2014.006
Subject(s) - gist , duodenum , pancreaticoduodenectomy , medicine , stromal tumor , gastrointestinal tract , pancreatic head , pylorus , radiology , stromal cell , pancreas , stomach , gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors (GIST) are uncommon primary mesenchymal tumors arising from the gastrointestinal tract. The duodenum location is unusual. The authors present a case of duodenal GIST, mimicking a pancreatic tumor. Preoperatively computed tomography (CT) revealed a hypervascular mass of 10 cm in diameter, in the pancreatic head. Endoscopic examination showed erosion in duodenal mucosal with local bleeding. The patient underwent sucessfully pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy.