International Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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: Dec. 30, 2015
    Accepted: Feb. 29, 2016
    Published: May 05, 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
  • 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: Dec. 30, 2015
    Accepted: Feb. 29, 2016
    Published: May 05, 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