title: Esophageal GIST: case report of surgical enucleation and update on current diagnostic and therapeutic options.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, but they have been rarely reported in the esophagus. The authors present the case of an esophageal GIST and discuss the diagnostic course and therapeutic options, as currently reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV-IRCCS), Clinica Chirurgica III, University of Padova School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Portale
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaninotto
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rugge
authors.forename: Gian Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pennelli
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rampado
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bocus
authors.forename: Ermanno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ancona
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D019160:Endosonography; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor