Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreas: A case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Primary stromal tumors of the pancreas are extremely rare. Only four cases have been reported in the literature. We describe a new case and analyze, through a review of the literature, the clinical and pathological data, and the outcome of the previously reported cases.


METHODS
We report the case of a 52-year-old-woman who presented with epigastric pain. Preoperatively, abdominal pelvic computed tomography revealed a pancreatic head mass. The surgery confirmed the presence of a large tumor of the pancreatic head. Pathologic results revealed a malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreatic head, completely removed. There is no recurrence or metastases 10 months after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
The current case consolidates the possibility that this rare tumor can involve the pancreas as a primary site and that GIST of primary pancreatic localization are usually of high risk of malignancy.
Department of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Amel
A
Trabelsi
Lilia Ben
LB
Yacoub-Abid
Abdallah
A
Mtimet
Soumaya Ben
SB
Abdelkrim
Faten
F
Hammedi
Ali Ben
AB
Ali
Moncef
M
Mokni