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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1198-1199
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Brief Communication

Giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus presenting with dyspnea

Ahmet Basoglu, MD ^{a , _*} , Ekrem Kaya, MD ^b , Burain Celk, MD ^a , Levent Yldz, MD ^c

^a Ondokuz Mays University, Medical School, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsun, Turkey
^b Uludag University, Medical School, Department of Surgery, Bursa, Turkey
^c Ondokuz Mays University, Medical School, Department of Pathology, Samsun, Turkey

Received for publication November 29, 2005; accepted for publication December 16, 2005.

^_* Address for reprints: Ahmet Basoglu, MD, Ondokuz Mays University Medical School, Department of Thoracic Surgery, 55139 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey (Email: ahmetb@omu.edu.tr).

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare neoplasms thought to arise from mesenchymal cells of the gastrointestinal tract. These tumors demonstrate a pathobiology and clinical behavior different from those of smooth muscle and Schwann cell tumors. ¹ GISTs account for 0.1% to 3% of all tumors in the gastrointestinal tract. Two thirds of these tumors arise from the stomach, 25% arise from the small intestine, and 5% arise from the esophagus. ²

We describe a case of giant GIST of the esophagus that compressed the right main bronchus and caused dyspnea.

Clinical Summary

A 33-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a 6-year history of dyspnea and 2-year history of dysphagia and back pain. She had been treated for asthma . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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