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Oesophageal gastro-intestinal stromal tumour
presenting with rupture into pleural cavity
CS Wong,
T Chan,
YC Chu,
LF Cheng,
YF Mak,
KY Lee,
MC Au Yeung
Department of Radiology, Princess
Margaret Hospital, Laichikok, Hong
Kong
Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours are rarely found in the oesophagus and it is uncommon for these tumours to present with rupture. In this paper, we report a case where the tumour ruptured through the distal oesophagus. As a result, the patient underwent surgical tumour dissection. A histopathological examination of the tumour mass confirmed that it was a gastro-intestinal stromal tumour. In this report, we review the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of a patient presenting with a ruptured oesophageal gastro-intestinal stromal tumour.
Hong Kong Med J 2007;13:478-81
Key words: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours;
Hydropneumothorax; Imatinib; Protooncogene
proteins c-kit
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