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Article

Large Omental Metastases of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

by
Povilas Ignatavičius
1,*,
Tomas Petraitis
1,
Žilvinas Saladžinskas
1,
Lilija Butkevičienė
2 and
Kristina Žvinienė
3
1
Department of Surgery, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
2
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oncology Hospital, Branch of Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
3
Department of Radiology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2011, 47(11), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47110086
Submission received: 18 June 2011 / Accepted: 25 November 2011 / Published: 30 November 2011
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Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors, originating from the interstitial cells of Cajal. They are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Metastatic tumor is treated with imatinib mesylate. A case of large metastases of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor to the omentum, diagnosis and treatment principles are presented in this case report.
Keywords: gastrointestinal stromal tumors; imatinib mesylate; omentum gastrointestinal stromal tumors; imatinib mesylate; omentum

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Ignatavičius, P.; Petraitis, T.; Saladžinskas, Ž.; Butkevičienė, L.; Žvinienė, K. Large Omental Metastases of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Medicina 2011, 47, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47110086

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Ignatavičius P, Petraitis T, Saladžinskas Ž, Butkevičienė L, Žvinienė K. Large Omental Metastases of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Medicina. 2011; 47(11):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47110086

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Ignatavičius, Povilas, Tomas Petraitis, Žilvinas Saladžinskas, Lilija Butkevičienė, and Kristina Žvinienė. 2011. "Large Omental Metastases of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor" Medicina 47, no. 11: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47110086

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