Gastrointestinal stromal tumor with skeletal muscle, adrenal and cardiac metastases: An unusual occurrence

• Main Authors: Usman Bashir (Author), Asim Qureshi (Author), Haseeb A Khan (Author), Najam Uddin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the bowel. It most commonly arises in the stomach, followed by the small intestine, colorectum and the esophagus. It usually spreads to the liver or the peritoneum, with bone and lung metastases being infrequent. Here, we...