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A concealed inguinal presentation of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST): a case report and literature review.

Yujie YuanLi DingMin TanAn-Jia HanXinhua Zhang
Published in: BMC surgery (2021)
Inguinal hernia is an extremely rare presentation of GIST, with limited case reports available in the literature. A radical involving tumor resection plus hernia repair is an optimal surgical approach for such uncommon condition. An adjuvant medication mounting on mutated KIT gene should be strictly followed for high risk cases.
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