A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with a Liver Metastasis Infiltrating the Inferior Vena Cava and Extending to the Right Atrium with an Early Recurrence after Surgical Extraction
Joint Authors
Siamkouris, Dimitrios
Schloesser, Marc
Yousef, Amr
Offers, Elmar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
The major cause of GIST is the presence of an abnormal form of tyrosine protein kinase (KIT) protein also known as CD117, which causes uncontrollable growth of the gastrointestinal cells.
Most studies report incidences between 10 and 15 cases of GISTs per million.
Metastases to the liver and peritoneum are the most frequent.
We report a case of advanced GIST with a liver metastasis infiltrating the inferior vena cava (IVC) and extending to the right atrium in the form of a large, floating, isolated intracardiac liver metastasis with diastolic prolapsing through the tricuspid valve.
This is a very rare manifestation.
One week after heart surgery and removal of a 5×6 cm tumor mass from the right atrium and the IVC, echocardiography depicted an early recurrence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Siamkouris, Dimitrios& Schloesser, Marc& Yousef, Amr& Offers, Elmar. 2019. A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with a Liver Metastasis Infiltrating the Inferior Vena Cava and Extending to the Right Atrium with an Early Recurrence after Surgical Extraction. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Siamkouris, Dimitrios…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with a Liver Metastasis Infiltrating the Inferior Vena Cava and Extending to the Right Atrium with an Early Recurrence after Surgical Extraction. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133606
American Medical Association (AMA)
Siamkouris, Dimitrios& Schloesser, Marc& Yousef, Amr& Offers, Elmar. A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with a Liver Metastasis Infiltrating the Inferior Vena Cava and Extending to the Right Atrium with an Early Recurrence after Surgical Extraction. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133606
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133606
