Presentation
Progessive dysphagia.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) - esophagus
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Minor distortion to the barium column by an extrinsic mass (arrow)
From the case:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) - esophagus
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Large mass arising from the esophagus but not obstructing it i.e. no proximal dilatation. This is a mural-based mass growing outward not a mucosal-based lesion as is normally the case with esophageal or gastric cancer
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GIST tumors are markedly FDG avid (note this lesion is located at the site of CT abnormality adjacent to the equally avid left ventricle).
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