1Associate Professor, General Surgery, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Associate Professor, Community Medicine, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Professor, General Surgery, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
4Professor & HOD, General Surgery, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
5Professor & HOD, Community Medicine, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Online published on 6 November, 2014.
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is one of the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (1–3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies). Mesenchymal tumour arising from myenteric plexus, the motor neuron regulator of gastro intestinal tract in muscularis propria of the greater curvature of stomach wall.
This was described in the folowing. A 45 year old female admitted at Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences Hospital with complaints of pain in epigatric and umbilical region and dragging sensation, weight loss and weakness. Pain was not associated with vomitings, no distension and no signs of any obstruction and no history of malaena and haematemesis. Following admission patient was subjected to routine investigations and specific investigations including ultrasound abdomen, upper GI endoscopy and CT scan abdomen. CT abdomen revealed space occupying lesion at intra peritoneal region and out side stomach wall of greater curvature. Confirmation of diagnosis was made by post operative specimen biopsy report as Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumour.
Age, Sex, Abdominal Pain, Diagnosis, Ultrasound, CT scan, Biopsy, GIST tumour
