[Recurrent disseminated intravascular coagulation in the course of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)].
The objective of this paper was the description of a case of 68-year old male patient with epithelioid gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome (DIC) as the first and predominant revealed symptom of disease was observed. The final diagnosis was performed using the specific immunohistochemic and ultrastructural assays. The diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties were presented in discussion.
Kajor
M
M
Katedra i Zakład Patomorfologii Sl. AM w Katowicach.
Hrycek
A
A
Kośmider
J
J
Ryś
J
J
Smok
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015622:Epithelioid Cells / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*