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Robotic Duodenal Sleeve Resection for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Rare Exon 8 KIT Mutation Following Neoadjuvant Imatinib
Published on: April 3, 2026
Epidural metastases from a gastrointestinal stromal tumour
Huang Bor-Ren1, Chen Hsien-Chih, Lui Tai-Ngar
1Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Tauyuan, Taiwan.
Abstract:
A patient with epidural metastases from a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is described. We present the clinical course and the literature is reviewed. After standard irradiation and surgical intervention, the tyrosine kinase inhibitor STI571 should be considered for treatment of metastatic GIST.