Effective Downsizing of a Large Oesophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour with Neoadjuvant Imatinib Enabling an Uncomplicated and without Tumour Rupture Laparoscopic-Assisted Ivor-Lewis Oesophagectomy

<div>(a) CT scan at diagnosis, Longest Axial Diameter (LAD) 99 mm; (b) CT scan after 10 months of imatinib therapy, partial response LAD 54 mm; (c) CT scan after 13 months of imatinib therapy, disease progression LAD 90 mm; and (d) CT scan after 26 months of imatinib therapy, partial response LAD 44 mm.</div>

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine

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Figure 2: Effective Downsizing of a Large Oesophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour with Neoadjuvant Imatinib Enabling an Uncomplicated and without Tumour Rupture Laparoscopic-Assisted Ivor-Lewis Oesophagectomy 

Figure 2 | Effective Downsizing of a Large Oesophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour with Neoadjuvant Imatinib Enabling an Uncomplicated and without Tumour Rupture Laparoscopic-Assisted Ivor-Lewis Oesophagectomy 