Epidural metastases from a gastrointestinal stromal tumour.
A patient with epidural metastases from a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is described. We present the clinical course and the literature is reviewed. After standard irradiation and surgical intervention, the tyrosine kinase inhibitor STI571 should be considered for treatment of metastatic GIST.
Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Tauyuan, Taiwan.
Huang
H
Bor-Ren
Chen
C
Hsien-Chih
Lui
L
Tai-Ngar
Tzaan
T
Wen-Ching
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000378:metabolism
D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit