1 Nov 2000Case Report
Tumori del canale digerente derivati dal sistema nervoso autonomo. Problematiche diagnostiche terapeutiche e prognostiche
Teresa Rea 1M. Rienzo 1D. Angelucci 2A. Tauro 3G. Sigismondi 3R. Strassera 3N. Picardi 3
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Article Info
1 Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” di Chieti Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Sperimentali e Cliniche Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale III – I Divisione Clinicizzata di Chirurgia Generale
2 Istituto di Anatomia Patologica
3 Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” di Chieti Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Sperimentali e Cliniche Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale III – I Divisione Clinicizzata di Chirurgia Generale Direttore: Prof. Nicola Picardi
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2000, 71(6), 677-684;
Published: 1 Nov 2000
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Abstract
The gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors (GAN tumor) are uncommon stromal tumors of the intestinal tract and retroperitoneum. The distinction of GAN tumors from other gastrointestinal stromal tumors is based on electron microscopic findings. However further study of additional cases is needed to fully characterize both their gross and microscopic features and to further characterize the natural history of such tumors. In the present study we report two cases of GAN tumor that arose from the stomach and small intestinal with different prognostic evolution in two patients of 73 and 65 years old. They were both treated by surgery, but only one case was successful. In addition patient 1 aged 73, died 11 months after surgical treatment with liver metastases on CT. scan. Patient 2, is clinically well five years after surgical treatment.
Keywords
- Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors (GANTs)
- gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)