Oesophageal gastro-intestinal stromal tumour presenting with rupture into pleural cavity.

نویسندگان

  • C S Wong
  • T Chan
  • Y C Chu
  • L F Cheng
  • Y F Mak
  • K Y Lee
  • M C Au Yeung
چکیده

Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours are rarely found in the oesophagus and it is uncommon for these tumours to present with rupture. In this paper, we report a case where the tumour ruptured through the distal oesophagus. As a result, the patient underwent surgical tumour dissection. A histopathological examination of the tumour mass confirmed that it was a gastro-intestinal stromal tumour. In this report, we review the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of a patient presenting with a ruptured oesophageal gastro-intestinal stromal tumour.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi

دوره 13 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007