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ArticleWorld journal of oncology2020

Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor as a Gateway for

Gabriella A Conte, Jonathan S Harmon, Rachel A Masia, Diane Marchesani, Xiu Sun, Elsa Marisol Pichardo, Fernando Brea Parrilla, Michael J Levitt, Angelo A Chinnici

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Article in World journal of oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Gabriella A ConteDepartment of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Jonathan S HarmonDepartment of Medicine, Jefferson Health New Jersey, Jefferson University Hospital, Stratford, NJ, USA.
Rachel A MasiaDepartment of Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Diane MarchesaniDepartment of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Xiu SunDepartment of Pathology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Elsa Marisol PichardoDepartment of Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Fernando Brea ParrillaUniversity de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
Michael J LevittDepartment of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Angelo A ChinniciDepartment of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center · USHackensack Meridian Health · USThomas Jefferson University Hospital · USUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common type of mesenchymal neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract but consist of only 1% of all primary gastrointestinal neoplasms. Differentiated from other spindle cell tumors, GISTs are uniquely positive for CD117 expression which allows for molecular targeting therapy with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec). Clinical presentations are variable, ranging from asymptomatic to vague symptoms of abdominal pain, early satiety, abdominal distention or gastrointestinal bleeding. Very rarely, patients can present with tumor-bowel fistula and intra-abdominal abscesses. In this article, we discuss a rare presentation of a middle-aged male with multiple liver abscesses found to have a primary small bowel GIST. This patient received prompt intravenous antibiotics; however, hepatic abscesses can be easily misinterpreted as cystic hepatic metastases which can delay appropriate therapy.

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumorsGleevecImatinib mesylateLiver abscessSmall bowelStreptococcus anginosus

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PMID32494319
PMCPMC7239573
OpenAlexW3024109979

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