title: Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumor: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve (GAN) tumor is an uncommon specialized form of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). We report the case of a 46-year-old man affected by this tumor. The neoplasm arose from the sigmoid colon. The patient underwent surgery but eight months later an omental relapse occurred. A second laparotomy was successfully performed and the patient is free of disease at 21 months of follow-up. To our knowledge this is the first case of a large bowel GAN tumor described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hematology, Ospedale Carlo Poma, Mantua, Italy. oncologiamn@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pari
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aitini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fante
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pulica
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Smerieri
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged