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A Rare Case of a Ruptured Metastatic Hepatic Lesion from a Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Treated by Arterial Embolization.
- Source :
- American Journal of Case Reports; 12/13/2018, p1480-1487, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Objective: Rare disease Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare gastrointestinal neoplasms. The spontaneous rupture of a jejunal GIST is very rare and spontaneous rupture of liver metastasis from an intestinal GIST is even rarer with only a few cases reported in the literature. Case Report: In this article, we reported a case of spontaneous rupture of a liver metastasis from a malignant jejunal GIST that presented with active tumoral bleeding, hypovolemic shock, and hemoperitoneum. The patient was successfully treated with arterial embolization of the tumor. Conclusions: In appropriately selected patients, arterial embolization appears to be an effective safe treatment for a GIST metastasis rupture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19415923
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 133549943
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.910061