title: Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreas: case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Gastrointestinal (GI) stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors that arise from the GI tract. In rare cases, these tumors are found in intra-abdominal sites unrelated to the GI tract and are immunohistochemically similar to their GI tract counterparts. Primary pancreatic GI stromal tumors are very rare, with only 4 previous cases reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut St, Curtis Building, Suite 620, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. shaynalefrak@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Shayna L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Showalter
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: Deborah T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Glassman
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy