title: [Gastrointestinal stromal tumors presenting as pelvic masses].
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) appear in the abdominal cavity in less than 5% of patients. We present two cases of extraintestinal GIST attended in our service and treated with imatinib mesylate. We review the current treatment of these neoplasms with targeted therapies.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Donostia, Po. Dr Beguiristain s/n, 20014 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain. lbasterretxea@chdo.osakidetza.net
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basterretxea Badiola
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arévalo Lobera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zapata Morcillo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peláez Lorenzo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Díaz de Corcuera Frutos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Casta Muñoa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Felipo Berlanga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome