Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) because of its arity continues to be a curiosity for radiologists, surgeons and pathologist. These tumors are usually found in astrointestinal tract (GIT) but account for less than 1% of GIT tumors. A 35-year-old male presented to us with complaints of painful...

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Main Authors: Fazl QP, Mohammad Yousuf K, Nawab AK, Afak YS, Zubaida R, Rayees AM, Arif HS
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9293/
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spelling ukm-92932016-12-14T06:49:29Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9293/ Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case Fazl QP, Mohammad Yousuf K, Nawab AK, Afak YS, Zubaida R, Rayees AM, Arif HS, Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) because of its arity continues to be a curiosity for radiologists, surgeons and pathologist. These tumors are usually found in astrointestinal tract (GIT) but account for less than 1% of GIT tumors. A 35-year-old male presented to us with complaints of painful micturation which on radiologic evaluation revealed a large mass in relation to urinary bladder. The tru-cut biopsy reported a low grade soft tissue tumour. The said mass was excised on laparotomy and sent for histopathological examination which reported as high grade GIST or a pleomorphic sarcoma as possibilities. Immuno-histochemistry finally confirmed the diagnosis of a GIST with CD 34 positive and C-Kit negative status. Approximately, 95% of GIST tumors are C-Kit positive and hardly 5% are C-Kit negative. C-Kit negative status makes this case report more worth reporting. Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre 2015-12-14 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9293/1/06-MS1213-Fazl%2520QP%2520et%2520al..pdf Fazl QP, and Mohammad Yousuf K, and Nawab AK, and Afak YS, and Zubaida R, and Rayees AM, and Arif HS, (2015) Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case. Journal of Surgical Academia, 5 (2). pp. 33-35. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgical.com
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description Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) because of its arity continues to be a curiosity for radiologists, surgeons and pathologist. These tumors are usually found in astrointestinal tract (GIT) but account for less than 1% of GIT tumors. A 35-year-old male presented to us with complaints of painful micturation which on radiologic evaluation revealed a large mass in relation to urinary bladder. The tru-cut biopsy reported a low grade soft tissue tumour. The said mass was excised on laparotomy and sent for histopathological examination which reported as high grade GIST or a pleomorphic sarcoma as possibilities. Immuno-histochemistry finally confirmed the diagnosis of a GIST with CD 34 positive and C-Kit negative status. Approximately, 95% of GIST tumors are C-Kit positive and hardly 5% are C-Kit negative. C-Kit negative status makes this case report more worth reporting.
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author Fazl QP,
Mohammad Yousuf K,
Nawab AK,
Afak YS,
Zubaida R,
Rayees AM,
Arif HS,
spellingShingle Fazl QP,
Mohammad Yousuf K,
Nawab AK,
Afak YS,
Zubaida R,
Rayees AM,
Arif HS,
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case
author_facet Fazl QP,
Mohammad Yousuf K,
Nawab AK,
Afak YS,
Zubaida R,
Rayees AM,
Arif HS,
author_sort Fazl QP,
title Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case
title_short Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case
title_full Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case
title_fullStr Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case
title_full_unstemmed Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of Pelvic Wall: Report of a Case
title_sort gastrointestinal stromal tumour of pelvic wall: report of a case
publisher Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9293/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9293/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9293/1/06-MS1213-Fazl%2520QP%2520et%2520al..pdf
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