Esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor with pulmonary and bone metastases

• Published in: Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) Turkey), 2010-09, Vol.16 (3), p.217-220
• Main Authors: Ozan, Ebru, Oztekin, Ozgür, Alacacioğlu, Ahmet, Aykaş, Ahmet, Postaci, Hakan, Adibelli, Zehra
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Benzamides; Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bone Neoplasms - drug therapy; Bone Neoplasms - pathology; Bone Neoplasms - secondary; Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Esophageal Neoplasms - drug therapy; Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - diagnostic imaging; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology; Humans; Imatinib Mesylate; Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis; Piperazines - therapeutic use; Pyrimidines - therapeutic use; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
• ISSN: 1305-3825; 1305-3612
• DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1861-08.2

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. One to three percent of GISTs occur in the esophagus. GISTs have a great potential for diffuse intra- abdominal spread and liver metastasis, which are the two most common modes of dissemination. Metastases to other sites, especially the bones and lung, are relatively rare. Never has an esophageal GIST been documented to present with pulmonary and bone metastases. We present an unusual case of an esophageal GIST with pulmonary and bone lesions. We include a review of the literature.