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ArticleCureus2024

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of the Appendix: A Very Rare Entity.

Jacob D Williams, Chia Y Kong, Rudi Schmigylski, Krsty Nale, Muhammad Mirza

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jacob D WilliamsDepartment of General Surgery, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, GBR.
Chia Y KongDepartment of General Surgery, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, GBR.
Rudi SchmigylskiDepartment of Pathology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, GBR.
Krsty NaleDepartment of Pathology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, GBR.
Muhammad MirzaDepartment of General Surgery, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, GBR.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 74-year-old man who presented with upper abdominal pain was found to have an incidental appendiceal mass on cross-sectional imaging. He underwent a laparoscopic appendicectomy with histopathological examination confirming a completely resected appendiceal gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). Appendiceal GISTs are rare. Therefore, there is limited evidence to guide risk stratification and management with extrapolation of prognosis from data on GISTs at other sites. This paper highlights the rarity of these tumours and presents another case which correlates well with the existing but limited literature. There is a need to maintain a registry of this rare disease entity with the maintenance of longer-term follow-up data.

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appendix neoplasmsappendix tumoursgastrointestinal stromal tumourgistgist risk

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PMID38846198
PMCPMC11154159

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