Oesophageal gastro-intestinal stromal tumour presenting with rupture into pleural cavity.
Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours are rarely found in the oesophagus and it is uncommon for these tumours to present with rupture. In this paper, we report a case where the tumour ruptured through the distal oesophagus. As a result, the patient underwent surgical tumour dissection. A histopathological examination of the tumour mass confirmed that it was a gastro-intestinal stromal tumour. In this report, we review the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of a patient presenting with a ruptured oesophageal gastro-intestinal stromal tumour.
Department of Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Laichikok, Hong Kong. singsingboy@gmail.com
C S
CS
Wong
T
T
Chan
Y C
YC
Chu
L F
LF
Cheng
Y F
YF
Mak
K Y
KY
Lee
M C
MC
Au Yeung
D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed