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Revista Colombiana de Cirugía
versão impressa ISSN 2011-7582
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CALLE, Ángela María; LOPEZ, Carlos Alberto; SIERRA, Jhonny e AVILA, Alejandra. Appendicular GIST. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.1, pp.56-61. ISSN 2011-7582.
The gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) located in the appendix is a rare entity. It is clinical indistinguishable from acute appendicitis, so definitive diagnosis is given by the histopathological and immunohistochemical studies. The standard treatment is appendectomy. The purpose of this article is presenting a case study and review of the literature.
Palavras-chave : appendix; appendicitis; gastrointestinal stromal tumors; diagnosis; differential; appendectomy.