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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Extragastrointestinal stromal tumour of the transverse mesocolon mimicking giant ovarian cystic neoplasm.

Douglas Wood, Greer Janssen, Imad Aljanabi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. 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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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Douglas WoodGeneral Surgery, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand douglaswood94@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-6562
Greer JanssenGeneral Surgery, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
Imad AljanabiGeneral Surgery, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wellington Hospital · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumours which are most commonly found along the gastrointestinal tract. They are more rarely found in an extragastrointestinal location and typically present late due to only vague symptoms from mass effect. There are very few case reports of GIST arising within the transverse mesocolon. We report a case of a large cystic transverse mesocolic GIST which preoperative imaging concluded was likely of ovarian origin. This resulted in an abrupt change in the surgical management intraoperatively, but fortunately, an R0 resection was still achieved. This serves as an important lesson to keep the differential diagnosis broad when dealing with large cystic abdominal masses. The tumour was found to be KIT wild type, with a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha D842V mutation identified, conferring intrinsic resistance to imatinib.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorsMesocolonNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousOvarian NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImatinib MesylateMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaImatinib MesylateProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaGastrointestinal surgeryOncologySurgical oncology

Identifiers

PMID36731947
PMCPMC9896349
OpenAlexW4318987219

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