A case of spontaneous rupture of giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST) of stomach causing acute abdomen is described below. A male patient with abdominal mass presented with symptoms and signs of acute abdomen af...A case of spontaneous rupture of giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST) of stomach causing acute abdomen is described below. A male patient with abdominal mass presented with symptoms and signs of acute abdomen after admitting for 1 day. After preoperative management and evaluation, an exploratory laparotomy was performed, where rupture of a huge tumor in the stomach was found. A subtotal gastrectomy including the mass was performed and the final immunohistochemical examination verified that the neoplasm was a high risk GIST. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient received treatment with imatinib mesylate, and regular follow-up without recurrence.展开更多
文摘A case of spontaneous rupture of giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST) of stomach causing acute abdomen is described below. A male patient with abdominal mass presented with symptoms and signs of acute abdomen after admitting for 1 day. After preoperative management and evaluation, an exploratory laparotomy was performed, where rupture of a huge tumor in the stomach was found. A subtotal gastrectomy including the mass was performed and the final immunohistochemical examination verified that the neoplasm was a high risk GIST. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient received treatment with imatinib mesylate, and regular follow-up without recurrence.
