Naslov
Urgent surgical treatment of GIST of esophago-gastric junction in a patient with giant hiatal hernia
(Urgent surgical treatment of GIST of esophago- gastric junction in a patient with giant hiatal hernia)

Autori
Romić, Ivan ; Pavlek, Goran ; Romić, Marijan ; Morić, Trpimir ; Bajt, Mirna ; Puž, Petra ; Grgić, Dora ; Petrović, Igor

Izvornik
Klinická onkologie : casopis Ceské a Slovenské onkologické spolecnosti (0862-495X) 32 (2019), 4; 306-309

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
GIST ; hiatal hernia ; resection ; stomach

Sažetak
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), being the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, arise most commonly in stomach (60-70%) and small intestine (20-25%) while other sites of origin are rare. In most cases, they are diagnosed accidentally due to their indolent clinical course ; however, 10-30% have malignant potential. Gastric and esophageal GISTs carry a better prognosis than small bowel GISTs of similar size and mitotic rate. Complete surgical resection is the only potentially curative procedure, but despite its success, at least 50% of patients develop recurrence or metastases. Tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib gave positive results in treatment of unresectable, metastatic or recurrent GISTs. We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with a large unresectable GIST of esophago-gastric junction with multiple bilobar liver metastases who underwent an emergent palliative surgery due to diffuse bleeding from the tumor. Twelve months after the surgery, patient is still alive and stable under imatinib therapy with no signs of local recurrence of the disease. This example suggests that patients with locally advanced GISTs with distant metastases may benefit from surgery in terms of prolonged survival and quality of life

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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