Intestinal gastrointestinal stromal tumors presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding: different diagnostic modalities in three patients
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[Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding due to gastrointestinal stromal tumors].
BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are the most common soft tissue sarcomas of the digestive tract. They are usually found in the stomach (60-70%) and small intestine (25-30%) and, less commonly, in the oesophagus, mesentery, colon, or rectum. The symptoms present at diagnosis are, gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal pain, abdominal mass, or intestinal obstruction. The type...
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عنوان ژورنال: Electronic Journal of General Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2516-3507
DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/89640