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Primary Extragastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of Greater Omentum with Intraperitoneal Bleeding
Masatoshi Kataoka1,2, Tsukasa Saitoh1,3, Kousaku Kawashima1,4
1Department of Internal Medicine II, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) develop in the digestive tract, mainly in the stomach, small intestine, colon, or esophagus. However, primary tumors with the same pathologic features as GISTs have been reported to occur outside of the digestive tract and are called extragastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGIST). We herein report a rare case of EGIST arising from the greater omentum in a patient with abdominal pain caused by intraperitoneal bleeding from the tumor.

