Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Presenting as Mediastinal Mass
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and are predominant in the stomach and intestine but rare in the esophagus. Here, we report a case of esophageal GIST which presented as a mediastinal mass on chest X-ray and dyspnea. The cas...
Main Authors: | M. Kafeel, N.K.S. Cheedella, J.C. Wang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2013-11-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/356998 |
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