PRIMARY MYXOID EPITHELIOID EXTRA-INTESTINAL GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR OF GREATER OMENTUM


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Padmapriya K, Srinivasa Murthy V, Sandhya Lakshmi BN

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2

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2

Abstract :

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract believed to originate from interstitial cells of Cajal. Development of GISTs outside the gastrointestinal system, called as Extra-intestinal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGISTs) is rare. Incidence of primary GIST in the greater omentum has been reported to be