Successful Perioperative and Surgical Treatment of a Rare Case of Extra-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Arising in the Prostate Gland

Successful Perioperative and Surgical Treatment of a Rare Case of Extra-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Arising in the Prostate Gland

We report a very uncommon case of a primary, non-metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) arising in the prostate gland in a 60-year-old patient. The morphology and immunohistochemical profile of the disease resembled GIST of gastrointestinal origin, and the molecular driver of this malignan...

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Main Authors: Patrick Schöffski, Raf Sciot, Maria Debiec-Rychter, Johan Van Ongeval, André D'Hoore, Luc Merckx, Steven Joniau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
GIST
Prostate gland
KIT mutation
Interstitial prostatic cells
Interstitial cells of Cajal
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/496686

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