DUODENAL TUMOR IN GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS: A RARE CASE

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are commonly developed in gastrointestinal tract but in duodenum is less
than 3% of all gastrointestinal neoplasm. The early diagnostic criteria are very difficult in these tumors in
worldwide and being a challenge for medical team due to difficult anatomical structure of duodenum. The
study’s aim is to know the incident rate of duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors. The average age of
these tumors is more than 40 years but in the current case, 19-years old female patient present with
complaint of melena and anemia. Her family history was negative. She was diagnosed by scope test of oral
gastric duodenum with biopsy, abdominal x-rays, computerized tomography scan and histopathology. The
patient was treated by Classic Whipple’s procedure. According to the oncologist, patient has low risk of
duodenal tumor from gastrointestinal stromal tumor. These tumors have no need to treat with adjuvant
therapy: chemotherapy (Glavic) and radiation therapy after surgical resection.