title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a newborn diagnosed in prenatal period: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract. Only 1.5% to 2% of all GISTs are observed in children and adolescents. Most of the pediatric cases are between 10 and 18 years of age, with a median age of 13 years. GIST is extremely rare in the newborn period. We could find only 5 reports on the neonatal cases. Herein, we have reported a case with abdominal tumor that was identified by prenatal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, and diagnosed as GIST on the seventh day of life. We have also reviewed the neonatal GIST cases reported in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Pediatric Oncology, Abdurrahman Yurtarslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Yenimahalle †Department of Pathology, Goren Pathology Laboratory, Kizilay, Ankara Departments of ‡Pediatric Surgery §Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nilgun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurucu
authors.forename: Neriman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celasun
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarihan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmetoglu
authors.forename: Inci Ergürhan
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Ilhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal