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A rare case of extraperitoneal gastrointestinal stromal tumor arising from kidney
D V Singh1, Vinod Kumar1, Ahmed Kamaal1
1Department of Renal Transplant, ILBS, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract which arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal and express C-Kit protein or CD117 on immunohistochemistry are known as gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Extraperitoneal GISTs (EGISTs) are rare tumors arising from the mesentery, omentum, or retroperitoneum. We report a case of a 52-year-old male who presented with a huge abdominal lump arising from the right renal capsule that was found to be EGIST on histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry.
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