Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer: Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment Caused by Barriers to Healthcare in the Latino Community.

Autor: Montalvan-Sanchez EE; Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA., Beas R; Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA., Norwood DA; Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA., Alkashash AM; Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA., Rodriguez Murillo AA; Western Honduras Gastric Cancer Prevention Initiative, Hospital de Occidente, Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras.; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, School of Medicine, Tegucigalpa, Honduras., Calderon G; Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Gastroenterology research [Gastroenterology Res] 2022 Jun; Vol. 15 (3), pp. 142-147. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 16.
DOI: 10.14740/gr1514
Abstrakt: We report a case of an 81-year-old male immigrant from a Latin American developing country with a high burden of upper gastrointestinal neoplasms, who presented with a small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) after 2 years of delay in the diagnosis due to multiple barriers to healthcare. The patient presented with a partial intestinal obstruction in an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan suggestive of a GIST. Surgical resection was performed, and adjuvant therapy was initiated with imatinib (a tyrosine kinase inhibitor) after the diagnosis was confirmed. The patient had a successful outcome. Due to his migratory status, the patient planned to follow up with different health providers in two different countries, which constitutes a common challenge in the immigrant population.
Competing Interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
(Copyright 2022, Montalvan-Sanchez et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
Externí odkaz: