Transanal endoscopic microsurgery following treatment with imatinib : a case report of a patient with a rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Publication year
2015Source
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 115, 2, (2015), pp. 166-9ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
Surgery
Medical Oncology
Pathology
Journal title
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
Volume
vol. 115
Issue
iss. 2
Page start
p. 166
Page end
p. 9
Subject
Radboudumc 10: Reconstructive and regenerative medicine RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 9: Rare cancers RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 9: Rare cancers RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesAbstract
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the rectum are a challenge for the colorectal surgeon. In case of a locally advanced rectal GIST, an extended or multivisceral resection with significant morbidity and -mortality is often necessary. Literature is lacking on the combined modality of transanal endoscopisc microsurgery (TEM) following imatinib for these patients. METHODS: We describe a combined approach for a locally advanced GIST of the rectum with preoperative imatinib -treatment and subsequent local excision using the TEM procedure. RESULTS: After six months of treatment with imatinib the TEM procedure was successfully performed with a radical -resection of the remnant tumor. Twenty-four months after surgery this patient has no evidence of disease. CONCLUSIONS: A TEM procedure following treatment with imatinib may safely be performed in selected patients with a locally advanced GIST.
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