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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2017

A giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach presenting as a posterior mediastinal mass.

Huijiao Chen, Jin Yao, Yuan Tang, Hongying Zhang

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Giant exophytic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) causing gastric outlet obstruction: case report and review of literature.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huijiao ChenDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
Jin YaoDepartment of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
Yuan TangDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
Hongying ZhangDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) involving thoracic region are very rare, most of which are esophageal in origin. Herein, we report a gastric GIST presenting as a posterior mediastinal mass, which provided diagnostic pitfalls due to its unusual anatomic location. The patient was a 68-year-old Chinese female, presenting with dysphagia, nausea and weight loss of 5 kg within 4 months. The contrast-enhanced thoracic computed tomography scan revealed a huge heterogeneous soft tissue mass in the posterior mediastinum. The core biopsy revealed a spindle cell tumor. The pathological features, in conjunction with the strong immunostaining pattern for CD117 and DOG-1 and the identification of

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diagnostic pitfallGISTposterior mediastinal tumorthoracic tumor

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PMID31966734
PMCPMC6965399
OpenAlexW3003978501

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