A case of planar-type GIST of the sigmoid colon showing diverticular structure with perforation.

Yuka ShintakuYuya AsanoTakahiro WatanabeTakako KiharaEri IshikawaYuan JiayinNeinei KimuraKoji KinoshitaSeiichi Hirota

Published in: World journal of surgical oncology (2020)

We diagnosed this case as an unusual planar-type GIST. Some similar cases have been reported in the sigmoid colon and other sites. We discuss the mechanism of development of the planar-type GISTs associated with the diverticulum.

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