Successful en bloc resection of complicated giant stomach gastrointestinal stromal tumor in an elderly patient

• Main Authors: Zhi, Bryan Yong Yeoh, Vee, Chuan Hoe, Shu, Ning Kong, Wei, Kiat Ooi, Kar, Yee Chiew, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Hayati
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2022
• Subjects: RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28947/1/Successful%20en%20bloc%20resection%20of%20complicated%20giant%20stomach%20gastrointestinal%20stromal%20tumor%20in%20an%20elderly%20patient.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28947/2/Successful%20en%20bloc%20resection%20of%20complicated%20giant%20stomach%20gastrointestinal%20stromal%20tumor%20in%20an%20elderly%20patient%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28947/; https://amjcaserep.com/abstract/fig/idArt/934492/id/f2-amjcaserep-23-e934492; https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.934492

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and mostly affect the stomach. The size of the tumors vary, ranging from 0.6 cm to 25.5 cm, with a median size of 6.8 cm. Case Report: We report a case of a giant GIST (25×18×8.5...