Giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus presenting with dyspnea
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Date
2006-05
Authors
Başoğlu, Ahmet
Çelik, Bahattin
Yıldız, Levent
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Mosby-Elsevier
Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare neo plasms thought to arise from mesenchymal cells of the gastrointestinal tract. These tumors demon strate a pathobiology and clinical behavior different from those of smooth muscle and Schwann cell tumors.1 GISTs account for 0.1% to 3% of all tumors in the gastrointestinal tract. Two thirds of these tumors arise from the stomach, 25% arise from the small intestine, and 5% arise from the esophagus. We describe a case of giant GIST of the esophagus that com pressed the right main bronchus and caused dyspnea.
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Cardiovascular system & cardiology, Respiratory system, Surgery
Citation
Başoğlu, A. vd. (2006). ''Giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus presenting with dyspnea''. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 131(5), 1198-1199.