Microwave ablation for painful chest wall metastases from gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report
Shishi Wang,
Lu Wang,
Tingting Li
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundGastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the digestive tract, with the potential to metastasize. Metastases to bone and soft tissue are more frequent in advanced cases, where targeted therapy is the standard treatment. However, around 10–15% of patients develop disease progression despite treatment. Studies have shown the efficacy of ablation in managing bone and soft tissue metastases (1, 2), but there are no reports of ablation for treating GIST bone or soft tis… Show more
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