Case Report

Adult Patient with Synchronous Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Xp11 Translocation-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Unique Case Presentation with Discussion and Review of Literature

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(a) Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a large, 15 cm left upper abdominal tumor stemming from the wall of the stomach. Multiple hepatic lesions consistent with metastatic tumor were also identified. (b) Microscopically, scant areas of viable tumor are identified in the patient’s GIST (patient after imatinib therapy). (c) Viable tumor was composed of elongated spindle-shaped cells with vesicular chromatin and abundant cytoplasm arranged in fascicles and sheets.
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