GASTROINTESTINAL STROMA TUMOR: CASE REPORT
Samuel Villeda Bojorque*, Esthephanie Michelle Welch, Elvis Iván López, José Carlos Echeverría Solís, Mary Cotí de Xicara
ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, yet it represents less than 5% of all sarcomas. Its main sites of involvement are at the level of the stomach and small intestine. Next, the case of a 59-year-old male patient is presented who presents a gastrointestinal stromal tumor with clinical and radiological characteristics of this pathology.
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