| Libo Feng,Dong Xia,Qing Liu,Yi Liu,Liang Xu. Spontaneous rupture of the giant gastric stromal tumor (> 35 cm) as a rare cause of acute abdomen: a case report. Oncol Transl Med, 2014, 13: 194-196. |
| Spontaneous rupture of the giant gastric stromal tumor (> 35 cm) as a rare cause of acute abdomen: a case report |
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| Author Name | Affiliation | | Libo Feng | Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, China | | Dong Xia | Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646001, China | | Qing Liu | Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646002, China | | Yi Liu | Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646003, China | | Liang Xu | Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646004, China |
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| A case of spontaneous rupture of giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of stomach causing acute abdomen is described below. A male patient with abdominal mass presented with symptoms and signs of acute abdomen after admitting for 1 day. After preoperative management and evaluation, an exploratory laparotomy was performed, where rupture of a huge tumor in the stomach was found. A subtotal gastrectomy including the mass was performed and the final immunohistochemical examination verified that the neoplasm was a high risk GIST. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient received treatment with imatinib mesylate, and regular follow-up without recurrence. |
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