Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Esophagus: Report of a Case

Erol M. M., MELEK H., Bayram A. S., AKYILDIZ E. Ü., GEBİTEKİN C.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, vol.7, no.1, pp.111-113, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4328/jcam.1276
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.111-113
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare neoplasms to be thought to arise from mesenchymal cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the esophagus am weIl documented but are very much rarer than gastrointestinal stronmI tumors of the stomach and small [voted, We describe a case of GIST of the esophagus that was resected With wide surgical resection.