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Case Reports
. 2019 Jun 12;6(6):e00076.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000076. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Successful Curative Cryoablation of an Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Daniel Mai  1 , Rintaro Hashimoto  1 , Allen Yu  1 , Ericson John Torralba  1 , Elise Tran  1 , Nabil El-Hage Chehade  1 , David P Lee  1 , Jason Samarasena  1
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Case Reports

Successful Curative Cryoablation of an Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Daniel Mai et al. ACG Case Rep J. .

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. The most common location of GIST is the stomach; however, occurrences of GIST in the esophagus are also possible albeit rare. Although the current standard of care for gastric and intestinal GIST involves surgery and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, this case report focuses on the potential of treating esophageal GIST through a novel means of cryoablation therapy.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Endoscopic view and (B) EUS image of esophageal gastrointestinal tumor before treatment. EUS, endoscopic ultrasound.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Cryotherapy being applied to esophageal GIST. GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
(A) Endoscopic view and (B) EUS image of esophageal gastrointestinal tumor after treatment. EUS, endoscopic ultrasound.
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