Abstract
Advances in the identification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, its molecular and immunohiostochemical basis, and its management have been a watershed in the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors. This paradigm shift occurred over the last two decades and gastrointestinal stromal tumors have now come to be understood as rare gastrointestinal tract tumors with predictable behavior and outcome, replacing the older terminologies like leiomyoma, schwannoma or leiomyosarcoma. This report presents a case of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor operated recently in a 47-year-old female patient and the outcome, as well as literature review of the pathological identification, sites of origin, and factors predicting its behavior, prognosis and treatment.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2014.34
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Sashidharan, P., Matele, A., Matele, U., Al Felahi, N., & Kassem, K. F. (2014). Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Case Report. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2014.34
MLA 9
Sashidharan, Palankezhe, et al. "Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Case Report." Oman Medical Journal, 2014. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2014.34.
Chicago (author–date)
Sashidharan, Palankezhe, Apoorva Matele, Usha Matele, Nowfel Al Felahi, and Khalid F. Kassem. 2014. "Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Case Report." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2014.34.
Harvard
Sashidharan, P., Matele, A., Matele, U., Al Felahi, N. and Kassem, K. F. (2014) 'Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Case Report', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2014.34.
Vancouver
Sashidharan P, Matele A, Matele U, Al Felahi N, Kassem KF. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Case Report. Oman Medical Journal. 2014. doi:10.5001/omj.2014.34
IEEE
P. Sashidharan, A. Matele, U. Matele, N. Al Felahi, and K. F. Kassem, "Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Case Report," Oman Medical Journal, 2014, doi: 10.5001/omj.2014.34.