Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho · Oct 2008
Case Reports[A case of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor operated after low-dose chemotherapy with imatinib mesylate].
A 76-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of tarry motions. Endoscopic findings showed an ulcer on a large submucosal tumor in the stomach. Abodminal CT scan showed a protruding lesion of approximately 13 cm at the lumen of the gastric body. ⋯ However, the drug was discontinued for arthritis(grade 3). Partial gastrectomy with sampling peritoneal nodules was performed in June 2007. The present case suggests that low-dose chemotherapy with imatinib mesylate may be useful as a preoperative therapy for a minimal surgery.