Thick calcification from a GIST of the stomach penetrating into pericolic soft tissue--report of a case

• Published in: World journal of surgical oncology Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 45
• Main Authors: Yu, Cheng-Chan, Wu, Cheng-Chung, Hwang, Jen-I, Wang, John, Chang, Chi-Sen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.04.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Calcification; Calcinosis - classification; Calcinosis - pathology; Case Report; Case studies; Colectomy; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Female; Gastrectomy; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - diagnostic imaging; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - surgery; Gastrointestinal tumors; Humans; Risk factors; Stomach Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Taiwan

Thick calcification is a rare presentation of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Penetration into gastric mucosa and pericolic soft tissue has never been reported. We report a case of gastric GIST with cystic degeneration and thick calcification in an 81-year old female, who presented with hemat...