A case of planar-type GIST of the sigmoid colon showing diverticular structure with perforation

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) generally form well-defined mass lesions. However, some cases of the flatly distributed and muscularis propria-replacing GISTs have been reported so far. We experienced an additional case of planar-type GIST of the sigmoid colon accompanied...

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Main Authors: Yuka Shintaku, Yuya Asano, Takahiro Watanabe, Takako Kihara, Eri Ishikawa, Yuan Jiayin, Neinei Kimura, Koji Kinoshita, Seiichi Hirota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01906-8