CASE 771: BOWEL G.I.S.T, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LÊ THỐNG NHẤT, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

 

A 38 year-old woman with a # 47x58 mm GIST of her small bowel at LUQ, and later MSCT confirmed it.

The author would like to describe the sonographic appearances of a bowel GIST: echo mixed, with hypoechoic or cystic areas in case of large tumor. The adhered GIST from one side developes out of the lumen, exophytic, while the other side is intact. Endoscopic ultrasound could represent the layers of the wall of the tumor and help to guide the tumor biopsy.

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Merriam- Webster

exo​phyt​ic  : tending to grow outward beyond the surface epithelium from which it originates. used of tumors compare endophytic.tending to grow outward beyond the surface epithelium from which it originates.