Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Presenting as Mediastinal Mass
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and are predominant in the stomach and intestine but rare in the esophagus. Here, we report a case of esophageal GIST which presented as a mediastinal mass on chest X-ray and dyspnea. The cas...
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pubmed-38618542013-12-13 Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Presenting as Mediastinal Mass Kafeel, M. Cheedella, N.K.S. Wang, J.C. Published online: November, 2013 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and are predominant in the stomach and intestine but rare in the esophagus. Here, we report a case of esophageal GIST which presented as a mediastinal mass on chest X-ray and dyspnea. The case was initially diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma, which could create a diagnostic dilemma. Therefore, recognizing this uncommon presentation as a mediastinal mass with esophageal GIST is important in the differential diagnosis. S. Karger AG 2013-11-23 /pmc/articles/PMC3861854/ /pubmed/24348397 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000356998 Text en Copyright © 2013 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable to the online version of the article only. Users may download, print and share this work on the Internet for noncommercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited, and a link to the original work on http://www.karger.com and the terms of this license are included in any shared versions. |
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Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Presenting as Mediastinal Mass |
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Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Presenting as Mediastinal Mass |
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esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors presenting as mediastinal mass |
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and are predominant in the stomach and intestine but rare in the esophagus. Here, we report a case of esophageal GIST which presented as a mediastinal mass on chest X-ray and dyspnea. The case was initially diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma, which could create a diagnostic dilemma. Therefore, recognizing this uncommon presentation as a mediastinal mass with esophageal GIST is important in the differential diagnosis. |
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