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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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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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 |
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Hassan H. AlAhmadi Ahmed AlEssa Mohamed Shawarby Khalid AlOtaibi Abdullah alhamam Omran S. Al Dandan |
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Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass |
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Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass |
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Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass |
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Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass |
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Primary prostatic GIST vs Rectal GIST: A case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass |
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primary prostatic gist vs rectal gist: a case report of a 62 years old male with a pelvic mass |
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Human Pathology: Case Reports |
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2020-11-01 |
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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. |
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor Prostate GIST Rectum Spindle cell |
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