Mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting as intracranial space occupying lesion
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Mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting as intracranial space occupying lesion
BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) usually present with non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal mass, pain, anorexia and bowel obstruction. METHODS We report a case of a 42 year old male who presented with a solitary intracranial space occupying lesion which was established as a metastasis from a mesenteric tumour. RESULTS The patient was initially treated a...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-4-78