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Gaceta mexicana de oncología
On-line version ISSN 2565-005XPrint version ISSN 1665-9201
Abstract
MARTINEZ-PEREZ, Diego I. and HERRERA-AGUILAR, Socorro E.. Gastric stromal tumor resection using a thoracic approach. Gac. mex. oncol. [online]. 2022, vol.21, suppl.1, pp.90-94. Epub Sep 11, 2023. ISSN 2565-005X. https://doi.org/10.24875/j.gamo.22000010.
A 65 year old woman with a history of Diabetes mellitus type 2 and systemic hypertension, presented with a gastric GIST with hemi diaphragm compromise, she was referred for surgical treatment and underwent thoracotomy for its resection. This tumors represent 1-2% of all the gastrointestinal tumors and are localized in 50% of the cases. Surgical resection depends on its size, location, metastasis at the time of diagnosis and the expertise of the surgeons involved.
Keywords : GIST; Resection; Thorax.