title: Extragastrointestinal stromal tumor in the rectovaginal septum in an adolescent.
abstract: •We report a rare case of EGIST in rectovaginal septrum.•Adolescent patient who died due to an aggressive EGIST•Infrequent type of pelvic EGIST and literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Instituto de Cancerologia, Clínica las Américas, Medellin, Colombia.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Clínica Las Américas, Medellin, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Echeverri
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Pedro T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto de Cancerologia, Clinica Las Americas, Medellin, Colombia.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Echeverri
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto de Cancerologia, Clínica las Américas, Medellin, Colombia ; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia.
authors.forename: Luis Rene
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pareja
keywords: Adolescent; Antineoplastic agent resistance; Gastronintestinal stromal tumor; Imatinib; Pelvic exenteration; Treatment failure