Abstract

GUZMAN, Francisco et al. Prevalencia de tumor del estroma gastrointestinal en el hospital militar Dr. Carlos Arvelo durante los años 2000-2008. Gen [online]. 2009, vol.63, n.3, pp.174-176. ISSN 0016-3503.

Objective: Determine the number of patients with diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor hospitalized from the year 2000-2008 in the Military Hospital Dr. Carlos Arvelo. Patients and Methods: retrospective study which information was obtained of the review of clinical histories from the file of the hospital,in patients with GISTÊs diagnosis, to which endoscopic studies were realized and which biopsies confirmed the diagnosis. There were checked 7 cases, of which 4 (57 %) were masculine, and 3 (43 %) were feminine, with ages included between 49 and 76 years, of which 2 died, during their hospitalization. They qualified according to age, sex, motive of consultation, complications, and treatment. Results: Of a whole of 7 patients registered in the file of the hospital, with diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor were studied, 4 masculine and 3 feminine, by an average of age of 64 years. The motives of consultation of these patients were: abdominal pain, palpable mass, loss of weight. Conclusions: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are a diagnostic challenge for the clinician, thatÊs why when the diagnosis is made; the support in a pathological study based on immunohistochemistry is determinant.

Keywords : GIST; Leiomyosarcoma; biopsies; Immunohistochemistry.