Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) and Synchronous Intra-Abdominal Liposarcoma: A Report of Two Rare Cases and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Int J Surg Oncol

Publisher Wiley

Specialties General Surgery
Oncology

Date 2021 Sep 14

PMID 34518784

Citations 5

Authors

Alexandros Diamantis

Athina A Samara

Ioannis Baloyiannis

Dimitrios Symeonidis

Andreas-Marios Diamantis

Maria Tolia

Konstantinos Bouliaris

Georgios Koukoulis

Konstantinos Tepetes

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Abstract

Introduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) quite frequently occur synchronously with other malignancies, with most cases being adenocarcinomas. GISTs and liposarcomas are both of mesenchymal origin, and their coexistence is extremely rare.

Methods: We conducted a review of the current literature regarding the synchronous occurrence of GISTs and intra-abdominal liposarcomas. An electronic search of the literature was undertaken using MEDLINE (database provider PubMed). Furthermore, we present the first described case of an 86-year-old male with a GIST and synchronous liposarcoma, both located in the stomach, as well as a 66-year-old male with a gastric GIST and concurrent retroperitoneal liposarcoma.

Results: A total of 5 cases of synchronous GIST and intra-abdominal liposarcoma have been reported in the literature to date, with the most recent cases included in the present study.

Conclusion: Further research is required to explain any possible correlation in the coexistence of these different neoplasms of the same origin. Meanwhile, R0 resection of both tumors remains the treatment of choice.

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