Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) mistaken for pancreatic pseudocyst – case report and literature review
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KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE A 74-year-old female patient underwent a Roux-en-Y cystjejunostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst developed several melena episodes and she was surgically reappraised. The main diagnostic concern was a pancreatic cystic neoplasm. A 12 × 8.0 × 5.0 cm retro-gastric lesion was resected and pathology report indicated an unsuspected gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). The report aimed to describe an atypical presentation of GIST.
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014