Successful Removal of a Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in the Craniovertebral Junction using an Occipital Artery to Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Bypass

Successful Removal of a Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in the Craniovertebral Junction using an Occipital Artery to Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Bypass

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms arising from the gastrointestinal tract. The authors present a case of the successful removal of a metastatic GIST in the craniovertebral junction, using an occipital artery to posterior inferior cerebellar artery (OA-PICA) bypas...

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Main Authors: Yukitomo Ishi, Naoki Nakayama, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Shunsuke Terasaka, Kiyohiro Houkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Craniovertebral junction
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Metastasis
Occipital artery to posterior inferior cerebellar artery bypass
Prophylactic vascular reconstruction
Tumor resection
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