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.
Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. igilarnaiz@gmail.com
Irene
I
Gil-Arnaiz
Javier
J
Martínez-Trufero
Roberto Antonio
RA
Pazo-Cid
Francesc
F
Felipo
María José
MJ
Lecumberri
Verónica
V
Calderero
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*