title: Spindle cell sarcoma: a rare cause of a large abdominal mass.
abstract: A 73-year-old man presented with a huge intra-abdominal mass. Initially a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) was diagnosed, but his tumour was subsequently classified as a spindle cell sarcoma. Difficulties in the classification of rare intra-abdominal tumours are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Department of Histopathology, University Hospital Aintree, Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bills
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haqqani
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Clague
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*