Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with co-occurrence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Abstract

Mesenchymal tumors make up only about 1% of primary GI tumors, with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) being the most common nonepithelial GI neoplasms. They are derived from the Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), and occur predominantly in older individuals, with a mean age of diagnosis of 64 years. Here we discuss the case of a 39-year-old female with atypical thoracic back pain wrapping around to the front and migrating diffuse abdomen pain that sometimes radiates into the chest. Upon imaging, a gastric GIST of the greater curve of the stomach was found incidentally on investigation of a pancreatic mass that was revealed to be a co-occurring pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. For management of the gastric GIST and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, this patient underwent partial gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy, partial pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and cholecystectomy with no complications.