TY - JOUR
T1 - Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in an adolescent
AU - Khan, Musaub
AU - Bhattacharyya, Ratul
AU - Fakhoury, Elias
AU - Zuberi, Jamshed
AU - Madlinger, Robert V.
AU - Bordan, Dennis L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Authors
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are a rare form of GIST that differs in genetic origin and clinical presentation than in adults. Pediatric GIST is a mesenchymal mass that commonly grows in the stomach due to mutations in the SDH gene. Symptomatically, they are typically indolent, occur mostly in girls, and result in chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. We present a rare case of a healthy 16-year old male with pediatric GIST that presented without abdominal symptoms.
AB - Pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are a rare form of GIST that differs in genetic origin and clinical presentation than in adults. Pediatric GIST is a mesenchymal mass that commonly grows in the stomach due to mutations in the SDH gene. Symptomatically, they are typically indolent, occur mostly in girls, and result in chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. We present a rare case of a healthy 16-year old male with pediatric GIST that presented without abdominal symptoms.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.epsc.2018.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.epsc.2018.09.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85052958519
SN - 2213-5766
VL - 39
SP - 7
EP - 10
JO - Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
JF - Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
ER -