Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumor: case report and review of the literature

Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve (GAN) tumor is an uncommon specialized form of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). We report the case of a 46-year-old man affected by this tumor. The neoplasm arose from the sigmoid colon. The patient underwent surgery but eight months later an omental relapse oc...

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Published in:	Tumori Vol. 87; no. 5; pp. 349 - 351
Main Authors:	Pari, F, Aitini, E, Fante, R, Pulica, C, Adami, F, Smerieri, F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-2001
Subjects:	Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - metabolism Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - pathology Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - chemistry Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - ultrastructure Humans Male Middle Aged
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Summary:	Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve (GAN) tumor is an uncommon specialized form of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). We report the case of a 46-year-old man affected by this tumor. The neoplasm arose from the sigmoid colon. The patient underwent surgery but eight months later an omental relapse occurred. A second laparotomy was successfully performed and the patient is free of disease at 21 months of follow-up. To our knowledge this is the first case of a large bowel GAN tumor described in the literature.
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ISSN:	0300-8916 2038-2529
DOI:	10.1177/030089160108700517