Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. They commonly metastasize within the abdominal cavity, particularly to the liver. Less commonly, metastases can be found in the lung or bone. This report describes the first two cases of metastasis to the left ventricle in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a rare tumor which arises from the whole gastrointestinal tracts and most of it is detected in the stomach. It is uncommon with small intestine originated gastrointestinal stromal tumor and more uncommon with lymphatic metastasis. We experienced an unusual case of the small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumor during experimental autopsy. Two primary tumors wit...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Fascin is an actin-bundling protein that is important in cell motility. Fascin expression has been shown to have a potential role in tumor progression for some epithelial tumors. However, there are only a few studies related to its expression in mesenchymal tumors. We investigated fascin expression in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. METHODS Thirty gastrointestinal stromal tum...

Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors occur in the entire GI tract and are the most common mesenchymal tumours of the GI tract A great majority of them occur in the stomach (60% to 70%) and small intestine (25% to 35%), with rare occurrence in the colon and rectum (5%), oesophagus (<2%) and appendix. Here is a case series of 21 cases in our institution from Jan 2008 to July 2017 diagnosed as gastroin...

hospital because of hematemesis. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed more than 10 gastric polypoid lesions (●" Fig. 1 a). The smaller lesions were sessile, clearly demarcated, and had whitish erosions on the surface (●" Fig. 1b). The larger lesions were sub-pedunculated, and indigo carmine staining revealed a constricted base and elongated gastric pits on the surface (●" Fig. 1c). These endoscopi...

gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointesti- nal tract that originate from all areas of the gastrointestinal tract. metastases to the liver, peritoneum, bones, lungs and soft tissues have been reported. we present the case of a 47- year-old woman with rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor that underwent wide local excision. she was treated with imatinib for a ...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are the most common primary mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract accounting for 0.1%-3.0% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. The stomach is the most common site (60%) followed by the small bowel (30%-35%) particularly jejunum and ileum, colorectum (5%) and rarely affect esophagus and appendix. Most gastrointestinal stromal tumors arise sporadically...

INTRODUCTION Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is the most common malignant mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. The most common sites of metastasis are the liver and the peritoneum, but gastrointestinal stromal tumors rarely metastasize to the skeletal muscles. Only three cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastasizing to skeletal muscle have been reported in the English literat...