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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 23;2021(12):rjab572.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab572. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the left hepatic lobe: a case report and a review of the literature

Athanasios Piachas  1 , Andreas Tooulias  2 , Georgios Tsoulfas  1
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Case Reports

Primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the left hepatic lobe: a case report and a review of the literature

Athanasios Piachas et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) can arise from any site of the gastrointestinal tract. These tumors are known to originate from the interstitial cells of Cajal, located in the gastrointestinal mesenchyme. In the case presented, a 37-year-old Caucasian male was admitted to our Surgery department with 2-month history of mild abdominal pain, early satiety and flatulence. The computed tomography revealed a huge mass in the left hepatic lobe consisting of both spindle and epithelial cells. Immunohistochemistry revealed strong CD117 positivity expression. Only a few other cases of liver GIST have been reported in the literature.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Computer tomography image showing a 23 × 22 × 16-cm lesion arising from the left lobe of the liver.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative view of the tumor before its resection.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative view of the tumor after its resection.
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