A Treatment Using STI571 for Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Accompanied with Liver Metastasis and Peritoneal Dissemination

Koichi OKAMOTO; Naoki MUGURUMA; Rika AOKI; Yasunori SATO; Jiro NAKAMOTO; Yoshitaka IMOTO; Seisuke OKAMURA; Susumu ITO; Hiroshi OKITSU; Toshiaki SANO

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.43.1151

Gastrointestinal Diseases

A Treatment Using STI571 for Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Accompanied with Liver Metastasis and Peritoneal Dissemination

Koichi OKAMOTO, Naoki MUGURUMA, Rika AOKI, Yasunori SATO, Jiro NAKAMOTO, Yoshitaka IMOTO, Seisuke OKAMURA, Susumu ITO, Hiroshi OKITSU, Toshiaki SANO

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Koichi OKAMOTO
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Naoki MUGURUMA
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Rika AOKI
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Yasunori SATO
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Jiro NAKAMOTO
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Yoshitaka IMOTO
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Seisuke OKAMURA
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Susumu ITO
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine
Hiroshi OKITSU
Second Department of Surgery, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Institute of Health Biosciences
Toshiaki SANO
First Department of Pathology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Institute of Health Biosciences

Keywords: GIST, STI571

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2004 Volume 43 Issue 12 Pages 1151-1156

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.43.1151

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Abstract

A 64-year-old man with a chief complaint of melena visited our emergency outpatient clinic. After several examinations, he was diagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with liver metastasis. Surgical resection of the jejunal lesion and postoperative adjuvant therapy with STI571 for one year was performed. Due to recent immunohistological studies and introduction of STI571, the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of GIST are about to change profoundly. Further accumulation of cases is necessary to investigate the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of GIST.

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