title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumuor- case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are rare mesenchymal tumours, comprising 1% of all GI malignancies. This is a report of a middle-aged man diagnosed with GIST of the duodenum. He had gastrojejunostomy and para-aortic lymph node biopsy for histology. He was subsequently commenced on 5-fluorouracil but with little response.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akere
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
authors.forename: As
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oguntola
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ojemakinde
keywords: Gastrointestinal tract; stromal tumour.