title: [Stromal gastrointestinal tumors in children: about a case].
abstract: Stromal gastrointestinal tumors or GIST are undifferentiated mesenchymal tumors of gastrointestinal tract that showed characteristic c-kit expression. GIST are very rare in children and only 21 cases are reported in literature. The authors present a GIST arising in the stomach of a 7-year-old girl and revealed by severe anaemia. The patient underwent surgical resection and chemotherapy because of high-risk markers. Positive diagnosis and prognosis of paediatric GIST are discussed with literature data.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, France. frederique.dijoud@chu-lyon.fr
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dijoud
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frachon
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Basset
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergeron
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D002455:Cell Division; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery