INTRODUCTION Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors. They commonly metastasize within the abdominal cavity, particularly to the liver. Less commonly, metastases can be found in the bone. CASE PRESENTATION We here present a case of metastasis to the scapula in a 54-year-old Caucasian male patient with an advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor, which was subsequently successfully trea...

Pieces of ovaries and tumors from 45 patients (19 with malignant epithelial tumors, 14 with benign epithelial tumors, and 12 with normal postmenopausal ovaries) were incubated, and the release of steroid hormones from different parts of the tumors and from the contralateral ovaries was measured. Tumor tissue (mainly tumor cells with a small number of stromal cells), tumor base tissue (more stro...

gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gists) are rare and these tumors are mesenchymal tumors that develop in the wall of the gi tract. the aim of this study was to report a case with gist in pregnancy in western iran. a 39-year-old pregnant female (g5 p4) was admitted with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and epigastric fullness on 12 th april 2016. sonography showed gestational age of 15w+1d an...

Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors occur in the entire GI tract and are the most common mesenchymal tumours of the GI tract A great majority of them occur in the stomach (60% to 70%) and small intestine (25% to 35%), with rare occurrence in the colon and rectum (5%), oesophagus (<2%) and appendix. Here is a case series of 21 cases in our institution from Jan 2008 to July 2017 diagnosed as gastroin...

BACKGROUND Gastric stromal tumors arising from the muscularis propria are located in deeper layers. Endoscopic resection may be contraindicated due to the possibility of perforation. These tumors are therefore usually removed by surgical or laparoscopic procedures. This study evaluated the curative effects, safety and feasibility of endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFR) of gastric stromal t...