Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Extraintestinal GIST is a tumor with identical morphology and immunohistochemical profile that occurs outside the GIT. Primary prostatic GIST is a rare entity, and the diagnosis of such a...

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Main Authors: Hassan H. AlAhmadi, Ahmed AlEssa, Mohamed Shawarby, Khalid AlOtaibi, Abdullah alhamam, Omran S. Al Dandan
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
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spelling doaj-58741172814243319edd16f0537ce24e2020-12-17T04:49:14ZengElsevierHuman Pathology: Case Reports2214-33002020-11-0122200422Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic massHassan H. AlAhmadi0Ahmed AlEssa1Mohamed Shawarby2Khalid AlOtaibi3Abdullah alhamam4Omran S. Al Dandan5Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Post Box No. 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Post Box No. 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Post Box No. 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Urology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Post Box No. 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Urology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Post Box No. 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Post Box No. 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaGastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Extraintestinal GIST is a tumor with identical morphology and immunohistochemical profile that occurs outside the GIT. Primary prostatic GIST is a rare entity, and the diagnosis of such a case is usually confused with rectal GIST due to the anatomical proximity of these two organs. Here, we present a case of a 62 years old male patient who presented with a pelvic mass that was diagnosed as GIST after histological examination.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330020300717Gastrointestinal stromal tumorProstateGISTRectumSpindle cell
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author Hassan H. AlAhmadi
Ahmed AlEssa
Mohamed Shawarby
Khalid AlOtaibi
Abdullah alhamam
Omran S. Al Dandan
spellingShingle Hassan H. AlAhmadi
Ahmed AlEssa
Mohamed Shawarby
Khalid AlOtaibi
Abdullah alhamam
Omran S. Al Dandan
Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass
Human Pathology: Case Reports
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Prostate
GIST
Rectum
Spindle cell
author_facet Hassan H. AlAhmadi
Ahmed AlEssa
Mohamed Shawarby
Khalid AlOtaibi
Abdullah alhamam
Omran S. Al Dandan
author_sort Hassan H. AlAhmadi
title Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass
title_short Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass
title_full Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass
title_fullStr Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass
title_full_unstemmed Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass
title_sort primary prostatic gist vs rectal gist: a case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass
publisher Elsevier
series Human Pathology: Case Reports
issn 2214-3300
publishDate 2020-11-01
description Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Extraintestinal GIST is a tumor with identical morphology and immunohistochemical profile that occurs outside the GIT. Primary prostatic GIST is a rare entity, and the diagnosis of such a case is usually confused with rectal GIST due to the anatomical proximity of these two organs. Here, we present a case of a 62 years old male patient who presented with a pelvic mass that was diagnosed as GIST after histological examination.
topic Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Prostate
GIST
Rectum
Spindle cell
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330020300717
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