Pancreatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour with liver metastasis five years after Whipple’s procedure: A rare case with management challenges

Saleema Begum, Muhammad Rizwan Khan

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Abstract

Pancreatic gastrointestinal tumour is an unusual primary tumour of the pancreas. A 31-year-old male came to the clinic with jaundice and weight loss. Cross-sectional imaging showed a mass in the pancreatic uncinate process. Image-guided biopsy revealed gastrointestinal stromal tumour, so pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed, followed by adjuvant Imatinib. The patient had oligo-metastasis in the liver five years post-surgery and underwent liver resection. This is an unusual case where a pancreatic GIST presented with metastasis while on adjuvant treatment. Hepatectomy and multimodal therapy increases the survival if the disease is confined to the liver.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2310-2312
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume72
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumour
  • Pancreas
  • Whipple’s procedure

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