A Ruptured Metastatic Hepatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treated by Angiographic Embolization.
10.4166/kjg.2018.72.4.205
- Author:
Seo Jin JANG
1
;
Jae Hyun KWON
;
Yoonhee HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. jhkwon17@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Embolization, therapeutic;
Hemorrhage;
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors;
Liver;
Rupture
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Aged;
Embolization, Therapeutic;
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors*;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Hepatic Artery;
Humans;
Liver;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Rupture;
Rupture, Spontaneous;
Stomach
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2018;72(4):205-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract and occur most frequently in the stomach. The liver is the most common metastatic site of a GIST, and spontaneous rupture of the hepatic metastasis of a malignant gastric GIST is rare. We report the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with sudden right lower quadrant abdominal pain and was diagnosed with a spontaneously ruptured hepatic metastasis of a malignant gastric GIST. The patient was successfully managed with transcatheter arterial embolization of the hepatic artery.
