Unusual combination of paraneoplastic manifestations in a patient with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).
Scand J Gastroenterol
; 43(8): 1012-5, 2008 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-19086169
ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Activating mutations in tyrosine kinase receptors KIT or platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) are the main mechanisms causing the disease. Patients generally present with non-specific symptoms, while a number of tumors are discovered incidentally and may be metastatic at the time of diagnosis. Aggressive GISTs have a defined pattern of metastasis to the liver or throughout the abdomen, or both. Though GISTs rarely present systemic or isolated paraneoplastic reactions, a few cases have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 54-year-old patient with metastatic GIST at diagnosis and the emergence of paraneoplastic manifestations during follow-up.
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Assunto principal:
Síndromes Paraneoplásicas
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Doenças do Ceco
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Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal
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Hipoglicemia
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article