Giant gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the stomach: a case report with surgical treatment

We report a case of giant gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the stomach in a 71-year-old woman, with emphasis on its going through surgical resection. The physical examination and radiological findings revealed that a giant mass occupied most of the abdominal cavity. The patient underwent an en-blo...

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Published in:	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2018-03, Vol.100 (3), p.e46-e48
Main Authors:	Zhang, Y, Wang, Y J, Lu, C J, Shu, G M, Bai, T
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Abdomen Aged Antigens Barium Female Gastrectomy - methods Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - diagnosis Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - surgery Humans Medical prognosis Metastasis Online Case Report Pain Patients Stomach Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis Stomach Neoplasms - pathology Stomach Neoplasms - surgery Surgery Tumor Burden Tumors
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Summary:	We report a case of giant gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the stomach in a 71-year-old woman, with emphasis on its going through surgical resection. The physical examination and radiological findings revealed that a giant mass occupied most of the abdominal cavity. The patient underwent an en-block resection of the mass, partial resection of the distal stomach and Billroth II gastrojejunostomy. The pathological diagnosis was gastrointestinal stromal tumour. The patient had a long-term disease-free survival. We emphasise that complete surgical resection is the only effective radical treatment approach for giant gastrointestinal stroma of the stomach. In some cases, we still have the opportunity for resection of these tumours because of their expansive growth, even though the lesions are very large.
ISSN:	0035-8843 1478-7083