TY  - BOOK
AU  - Navarro, Kate Leslie Ann C., MD.
TI  - Case report gastrointestinal stromal tumor / 
AV  - MED20100007 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Fairview, Quezon City
PB  - Department of Medicine, FEU-NRMF
N1  - Includes appendices and bibliographical references; RESDM
N2  - ABSTRACT: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a rare type of soft tissue carcinoma that is usually found in the stomach.  It can present as gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal pain, abdominal fullness or abdominal mass. Endoscopy aids in the diagnosis of this rare type of tumor, Moreover, biopsy is confirmatory of the diagnosis. Surgery with adequate margin is the only treatment. Imatinib, a c-kit tyrosine inhibitor, is recently used now as adjuvant.  Follow-up consult is necessary for monitoring response to treatment.This is a case of E.C., 73 year old, female, who presented with melena and abdominal pain with secondary anemia.  Endoscopy was done and showed a mass on the stomach. Excision and biopsy of the mass was made thereafter validating the initial impression of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Patient was discharged improved.  Follow-up consult was suggested for monitoring
ER  -