Large omental metastases of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Povilas Ignatavičius; Tomas Petraitis; Zilvinas Saladžinskas; Lilija Butkevičienė; Kristina Zvinienė

Large omental metastases of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Medicina (Kaunas). 2011;47(11):600-3. Epub 2011 Dec 30.

Authors

Povilas Ignatavičius¹, Tomas Petraitis, Zilvinas Saladžinskas, Lilija Butkevičienė, Kristina Zvinienė

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eivenių 2, 50028 Kaunas, Lithuania. ignatavicius@gmail.com

PMID: 22207167

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors, originating from the interstitial cells of Cajal. They are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Metastatic tumor is treated with imatinib mesylate. A case of large metastases of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor to the omentum, diagnosis and treatment principles are presented in this case report.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
Female
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / pathology*
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / diagnostic imaging*
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / secondary*
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Omentum / pathology*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / analysis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Biomarkers, Tumor
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit