Clinics in diagnostic imaging (204)

Abstract

M e d i c a l E d u c a t i o n CASE PRESENTATION A 95-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease presented with abdominal bloating and poor appetite of one week's duration. Physical examination showed conjunctival pallor and mild generalised abdominal tenderness without signs of peritonism. Blood tests revealed anaemia of 6.8 g/dL from a baseline level of 11.5 g/dL. Liver function tests and amylase were within normal limits. Initial chest and abdominal radiographs were unremarkable. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis (Fig. 1) was subsequently performed. What do the images show? What is the diagnosis? CMEArticle

Invaginación gastroduodenal por tumor del estroma gastrointestinal (GIST): reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

“…La cirugía sigue siendo el pilar fundamental para una posible cura permanente, con márgenes microscópicos libres y con la pseudocápsula intacta, ya que la ruptura de esta puede provocar hemorragia y diseminación 12 . El tratamiento adyuvante con imatinib juega un papel fundamental en el tratamiento de primera línea de los GIST, ya que la mayoría de los tipos de mutaciones responden a este y el pronóstico suele ser bueno.…”