Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) mistaken for pancreatic pseudocyst - case report and literature review

Cristiano de Assis Pereira Hansen; Fábio Freire José; Naiara Pedrassi Engracia Garcia Caluz

doi:10.1002/ccr3.92

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) mistaken for pancreatic pseudocyst - case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2014 Oct;2(5):197-200. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.92. Epub 2014 Jul 17.

Authors

Cristiano de Assis Pereira Hansen¹, Fábio Freire José¹, Naiara Pedrassi Engracia Garcia Caluz¹

Affiliation

¹ Internal Medicine Department - São Paulo Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 25614811
PMCID: PMC4302625
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.92

Abstract

A 74-year-old female patient underwent a Roux-en-Y cystjejunostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst developed several melena episodes and she was surgically reappraised. The main diagnostic concern was a pancreatic cystic neoplasm. A 12 × 8.0 × 5.0 cm retro-gastric lesion was resected and pathology report indicated an unsuspected gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). The report aimed to describe an atypical presentation of GIST.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; melena; pancreatic pseudocyst.

Publication types

Case Reports