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Gastro-Intestinal-Stromal Tumors (GIST) – An Unexpected Finding in Two Cases

Dan BratuVictoria GîraFlorin Fluture

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medicine.medical_specialtyStromal cellGiSTbusiness.industryGeneral MedicineGastroenterology03 medical and health sciencesUnexpected finding0302 clinical medicine030220 oncology & carcinogenesisInternal medicinemedicine030211 gastroenterology & hepatologybusinessGastro intestinal

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Abstract Being considered a rare form of malignant neoplasm, stromal tumours are part of sarcomas group, they account for ~5% of all sarcomas (1), which develop from the supporting tissues of the body and have as a starting point special cells located in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, called interstitial cells - described by Cajal. Although this type of tumour formations poses the problem of diagnosis, when it is made early and surgical and oncological treatment is prompt, the prognosis improves considerably.

https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0070