Archive:: International Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery:: Science Publishing Group

Volume 2, Issue 1, May 2016

Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour: A Case Report

Antonello Cuttitta, Antonio Tancredi, Roberto Scaramuzzi, Paola Parente, Gerardo Scaramuzzi, Marco Taurchini

Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, May 2016

Pages: 1-4

Received: 30 December 2015

Accepted: 29 February 2016

Published: 5 May 2016

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijcts.20160201.11

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Abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) represent 0.1-3% of all neoplasms of the digestive tract and only in 1-2% of cases they arise in the esophagus. The most frequent clinical manifestations of esophageal GISTs (E-GISTs) are dysphagia, atypical chest pain, cough or gastrointestinal bleeding. Preoperative study is made by endoscopy, echo-endosco... Show More

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Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Trachea: A Case Report

Antonello Cuttitta, Antonio Tancredi, Roberto Scaramuzzi, Antonietta Falcone, Gerardo Scaramuzzi, Marco Taurchini

Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, May 2016

Pages: 5-8

Received: 30 December 2015

Accepted: 29 February 2016

Published: 5 May 2016

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijcts.20160201.12

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Abstract: The extramedullary plasmacytomas is a plasma cell tumour arising outside the bone marrow and constitutes around 4 % of all plasma cell neoplasms. The Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Trachea (EPT) is an extremely rare condition and presents as a tracheal expanding mass. The most common symptoms consist of coughing, dyspnoea, voice change, stridor... Show More

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