Anal GIST in older old patient: a case report
2005
GIST are a group of quite rare neoplastic pathologies. This type
of pathology is currently the subject of discussion as for their origin
and treatment. It is generally difficult to determine if they are to be
considered as a benign or malign neoplastic disease.
We present the case report of a patient with a recurrence of anal
GIST who was examined 8 years after the first treatment. Case
report: C.M., female, 81 years old, came to our Clinic in March
2001 complaining of rectal haemorrhage and abdominal pain in the
lower quadrants; he had also suffered from constipation for 1 month.
During rectal exploration we found a mass spreading inside the
lumen 3 cm from the anal verge. Colonoscopy showed that the
tumour, which was 7x5 cm in size, was inside the wall with normal
mucosa. EUS revealed that the origin was within the muscular layer;
therefore we chose transanal excision as surgical treatment. The
patient was discharged 5 days after surgery and is alive; he only
showed a small local recurrence of disease 30 months after treatment.
Histological examination confirmed that the tumour was a GIST.
This case provides the basis for a discussion about characteristics
and the evolution of this group of pathologies.
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