The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 1970

Subsequent Development of Desmoid Tumor after a Resected Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Author Information

Murshid AA(1), Al-Maghraby HQ(2).

(1)Dept of Pathology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (2)Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Publication

Case Rep Pathol

Summary

In this article, we present a case we had encountered: a Desmoid tumor developing in a patient with a history of GIST 3 years ago. It is the first case of GIST with subsequent development of Desmoid tumor to be reported in Saudi Arabia. We discuss the two entities of Desmoid tumor and GIST by comparing their definitions, clinical presentations, histological features, immunohistochemistry stains, molecular pathogenesis, prognosis, and treatment. We also discuss the relationship between GIST and the subsequent development of Desmoid tumors and compare our case with case reports in literature.

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