title: Synchronous occurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumor and gastric adenocarcinoma: a case report.
abstract: Only a few cases of synchronous occurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumour are reported in literature. We report a case of 70 years old lady who presented with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain and weight loss. Barium meal examination showed stricture of the body and antrum. Gastric endoscopic biopsy showed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Total gastrectomy revealed a 2cm submucosal nodule of low risk gastrointestinal stromal tumour along with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Patient died 18 months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Fouzia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rauf
authors.forename: Zubair
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Suhail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muzzafar
authors.forename: Akber Shah
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hussaini
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology