Spontaneous intratumoral bleeding and rupture of giant gastric stromal tumor (> 30 cm) in a young patient

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Few cases of GIST bigger than 15 cm have been reported in medical literature, all primarily in elderly patients. We report an unusual case, in which a giant gastric GIST – in a young patient – presented as spontaneous intratumoral bl...

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Main Authors: Cecilio Andre L, Ketzer Bernardo M, Vincenzi Rodrigo, Cruz Ruy J, Cepeda Lourdes A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/76

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