A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA.

Volume: 8 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Sayar Kumar Munshi
  • Debabrata Ray
  • Niladri Sarkar
  • Debangshu Bhanja Choudhury
  • Soumyabrata Munshi
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A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are uncommon neoplasms but comprise of the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Depending on the site of the tumor, the clinical manifestations vary considerably. GISTs arising from the stomach may sometimes pose a challenge for diagnosis to the clinician. Here we report a case of GIST presenting as a painless gradually increasing intra-abdominal lump in a 65-year-old female patient that was initially diagnosed as retroperitoneal sarcoma by ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the mass revealed spindle cells with plump nuclei suggestive of GIST. Exploratory laparotomy showed that the lump was a large variegated mass occupying the left hypochondrium, epigastrium, umbilical and left lumbar regions. Histopathology studies showed highly cellular morphology with spindle cells along with myxoid changes and areas of hemorrhage and necrosis, leading to a diagnosis of a high grade GIST arising from the stomach.

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Sayar Kumar Munshi This is me

Debabrata Ray This is me

Niladri Sarkar This is me

Debangshu Bhanja Choudhury This is me

Soumyabrata Munshi This is me

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March 1, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Munshi, S. K., Ray, D., Sarkar, N., Choudhury, D. B., & Munshi, S. (2015). A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA. Journal of Surgical Arts, 8(1), 20-23. https://izlik.org/JA34UC48CP
AMA
1.Munshi SK, Ray D, Sarkar N, Choudhury DB, Munshi S. A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA. JSurgArts. 2015;8(1):20-23. https://izlik.org/JA34UC48CP
Chicago
Munshi, Sayar Kumar, Debabrata Ray, Niladri Sarkar, Debangshu Bhanja Choudhury, and Soumyabrata Munshi. 2015. “A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA”. Journal of Surgical Arts 8 (1): 20-23. https://izlik.org/JA34UC48CP.
EndNote
Munshi SK, Ray D, Sarkar N, Choudhury DB, Munshi S (March 1, 2015) A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA. Journal of Surgical Arts 8 1 20–23.
IEEE
[1]S. K. Munshi, D. Ray, N. Sarkar, D. B. Choudhury, and S. Munshi, “A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA”., JSurgArts, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 20–23, Mar. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA34UC48CP
ISNAD
Munshi, Sayar Kumar - Ray, Debabrata - Sarkar, Niladri - Choudhury, Debangshu Bhanja - Munshi, Soumyabrata. “A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA”. Journal of Surgical Arts 8/1 (March 1, 2015): 20-23. https://izlik.org/JA34UC48CP.
JAMA
1.Munshi SK, Ray D, Sarkar N, Choudhury DB, Munshi S. A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA. JSurgArts. 2015;8:20–23.
MLA
Munshi, Sayar Kumar, et al. “A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA”. Journal of Surgical Arts, vol. 8, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 20-23, https://izlik.org/JA34UC48CP.
Vancouver
1.Sayar Kumar Munshi, Debabrata Ray, Niladri Sarkar, Debangshu Bhanja Choudhury, Soumyabrata Munshi. A CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT CREATING A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA. JSurgArts [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 1;8(1):20-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA34UC48CP

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