A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are rare tumours arising from mesenchyme of gastrointestinal tract and overexpress C-kit protein. Mainly seen in stomach and small bowel. Mesenteric GIST are rarely reported as they constitute less than 1% of total GIST. We here report such a rare case of GIST...

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Main Authors:	Anant Sadanand Ramani, Guruprasad Huske, Francisco P Noronha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:	Nigerian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:	Gastrointestinal stromal tumors imatinib mesenteric stromal tumors
Online Access:	http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2017;volume=23;issue=1;spage=71;epage=72;aulast=Ramani

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spelling	doaj-f07c2c26a93442efa1ebacd6907f375a2020-11-24T23:51:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNigerian Journal of Surgery1117-68062017-01-01231717210.4103/1117-6806.199960A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomenAnant Sadanand RamaniGuruprasad HuskeFrancisco P NoronhaGastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are rare tumours arising from mesenchyme of gastrointestinal tract and overexpress C-kit protein. Mainly seen in stomach and small bowel. Mesenteric GIST are rarely reported as they constitute less than 1% of total GIST. We here report such a rare case of GIST arising from mesentery of small bowel and presenting as acute abdomen. Good surgical clearance ensures good survival whereas incomplete resection results in a high incidence of recurrences with distant metastasis.http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2017;volume=23;issue=1;spage=71;epage=72;aulast=RamaniGastrointestinal stromal tumorsimatinibmesenteric stromal tumors
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author	Anant Sadanand Ramani Guruprasad Huske Francisco P Noronha
spellingShingle	Anant Sadanand Ramani Guruprasad Huske Francisco P Noronha A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen Nigerian Journal of Surgery Gastrointestinal stromal tumors imatinib mesenteric stromal tumors
author_facet	Anant Sadanand Ramani Guruprasad Huske Francisco P Noronha
author_sort	Anant Sadanand Ramani
title	A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen
title_short	A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen
title_full	A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen
title_fullStr	A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen
title_full_unstemmed	A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen
title_sort	rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Nigerian Journal of Surgery
issn	1117-6806
publishDate	2017-01-01
description	Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are rare tumours arising from mesenchyme of gastrointestinal tract and overexpress C-kit protein. Mainly seen in stomach and small bowel. Mesenteric GIST are rarely reported as they constitute less than 1% of total GIST. We here report such a rare case of GIST arising from mesentery of small bowel and presenting as acute abdomen. Good surgical clearance ensures good survival whereas incomplete resection results in a high incidence of recurrences with distant metastasis.
topic	Gastrointestinal stromal tumors imatinib mesenteric stromal tumors
url	http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2017;volume=23;issue=1;spage=71;epage=72;aulast=Ramani
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A rare case of mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as acute abdomen

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