Gastrointestinal Autonomic Nerve Sarcoma Presenting as a Giant Intra-Abdominal Cyst
| Autor: | Paul Mansour, James D. Evans, Anita Brown, David R. Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Constipation Abdominal ultrasound Distension Enteric Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms Abdomen medicine Humans Cyst Autonomic nerve Cysts business.industry Gastroenterology Sarcoma medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry Surgery medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Digestive Surgery. 17:407-410 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9883 0253-4886 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000018889 |
| Popis: | Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve sarcomas are rare tumours. A 36-year-old man presented with abdominal pain, distension and constipation. Abdominal ultrasound and CT scanning demonstrated a giant cystic intra-abdominal mass. Laparotomy confirmed a large cystic mass arising from the ileum with multiple metastases. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for vimentin, neuronal-specific enolase and PGP9.5. This is the first reported case to present as a giant intra-abdominal cyst. Specialist histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis is essential to establish the diagnosis of this rare tumour. |
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