Skull metastasis from rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumours.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract. Rectum localisation is infrequent for these neoplasms, accounting for about 5% of all cases. Distant metastases of GIST are also rare. We present a patient with special features: the tumour is localised in rectum and it has an uncommon metastatic site, the skull, implying a complex differential diagnosis approach.
Gil-Arnaiz
Irene
I
Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. igilarnaiz@gmail.com
Martínez-Trufero
Javier
J
Pazo-Cid
Roberto Antonio
RA
Felipo
Francesc
F
Lecumberri
María José
MJ
Calderero
Verónica
V
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*