Collision tumour involving a rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumour with invasion of the prostate and a prostatic adenocarcinoma

• Published in: Diagnostic pathology 2012-10, Vol.7 (1), p.150-150, Article 150
• Main Authors: Macías-García, Laura, De la Hoz-Herazo, Haydee, Robles-Frías, Antonio, Pareja-Megía, María J, López-Garrido, Juan, López, José I
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma - chemistry; Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Benzamides - therapeutic use; Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis; Biopsy; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Diagnosis, Differential; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - chemistry; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - therapy; Gastrointestinal stromal tumour; Gastrointestinal system; Humans; Imatinib; Imatinib Mesylate; Immunohistochemistry; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Mixed tumours; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - chemistry; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - therapy; Piperazines - therapeutic use; Predictive Value of Tests; Prostate - chemistry; Prostate - pathology; Prostate - surgery; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Prostatic adenocarcinoma; Prostatic Neoplasms - chemistry; Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Pyrimidines - therapeutic use; Rectal Neoplasms - chemistry; Rectal Neoplasms - pathology; Rectal Neoplasms - therapy; Short Report; Stem cells; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Tumors
• ISSN: 1746-1596; 1746-1596
• DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-7-150

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are the most common primary mesenchymal neoplasia in the gastrointestinal tract, although they represent only a small fraction of total gastrointestinal malignancies in adults (