title: Gastric stromal tumor: a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are a subset of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors, though relatively rare in absolute terms. They are characterized by a remarkable cellular variability and their malignant potential is sometimes difficult to predict. We report a case of gastric stromal tumor in a 66 year old patient with a long history of anemia and intermitent upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We performed upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy, biopsy of gastric mucosa and abdominal ultrasonography to establish the diagnosis. The gastric tumor was successfully resected with a postoperative favourable outcome.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Str. Croitorilor 19-21, Cluj Napoca, Romania. paula_szanto@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szanto
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbus
authors.forename: Nadim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al Hajjar
authors.forename: Teodor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zaharia
authors.forename: Dorina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manciula
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed