GIST tumours with unusual presentations – report on three cases

The most frequent localisation of gastrointestinal stromal cell tumours (GIST) are the stomach, duodenum, the large bowel, however, there are reports on GIST of the oesophagus and the retroperitoneal space, too. The typical chronic clinical symptoms associated with GIST are abdominal pain, fullness, anaemia due to occult blood loss. Rarely these tumours can cause acute bleeding, obstruction and perforation of the GI tract. Aim: These case reports rise attention to three unusual presentation of GIST. Case 1: The 75 year-old man with a history of partial gastrectomy and splenectomy because of gastric Schwannoma, p…