title: Metachronous multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumors and adenocarcinoma of the colon: A case report.
abstract: Synchronous or metachronous occurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and other primary gastrointestinal neoplasms has previously been reported. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are few studies regarding metachronous multiple GISTs and adenocarcinoma of the colon. The current case of an 80-year-old male patient who underwent a laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colonic adenocarcinoma, located in the ascending colon, is presented. Twenty-one months after receiving the laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, two new disc-like bulge lesions in the descending colon and rectosigmoid were identified during an endoscopic follow-up examination, and a segmental bowel resection was performed. The final diagnosis of multiple colonic GISTs was established as a result of histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Liaoning Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yong-Peng
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Liaoning Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Liaoning Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Song
keywords: colonic adenocarcinoma; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; metachronous neoplasms