Case Report
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Cytologist’s Perspective
T Santosh1,2*, Kanchan Kothari2 and Prachi Gholap21All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chattisgarh, India
2Department of Pathology, Seth GSMC and KEMH, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Dr T Santosh
Fellow Cytopath, Department of Pathology, Seth GSMC & KEMH
Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Tel: 08895495670
E-mail: born_vss@yahoo.co.in
Received date: May 26, 2017; Accepted date: June 06, 2017; Published date: June 13, 2017
Citation: Santosh T, Kothari K, Gholap P (2017) Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Cytologist’s Perspective. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 7:509. doi: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000509
Copyright: © 2017 Santosh T, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Introduction: Gastro-intestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors they have a unique immunophenotype, expressing c-KIT (CD117), DOG-1 and CD34 in most cases. Most commonly occurring in small intestine and stomach.
Case report: We report a case of EUS guided FNA from gastric mass in a 60 year old patient. Cytology showed cellular smears with palisade of tumor cells and blunt end spindle cells.
Discussion: GIST is very difficult to differentiate from other benign tumors i.e. leiomyoma and schwannoma. EUS guided FNA can be a very useful tool in approaching deep seated intra-abdominal lesion with ease. It also helps in diagnosis and treatment of the disease in a better way.
