CASE REPORT OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR (GIST)

Abstract

GISTs are the most common sarcomatous tumors of GI tract, usually found in stomach and duodenum. Mostly GISTs arise as a de novo. Frequently present with hematemesis, melena and abdominal pain but sometimes diagnosed incidentally. CECT abdomen with pelvis is important to see the origin and extension of the tumor and to assess for metastasis. A 52 year old male admitted for left sided abdominal pain for 7 to 8 year and on examination lump is palpable in epigastrium, umbilical and left hypochondriac region. CT abdomen suggestive of mass arising from proximal jejunum. The patient underwent a surgical resection with free margins and had an uneventful recovery.