Surgical Strategy and Outcomes in Duodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surgical management of duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (DGIST) is poorly characterized. Limited resection may be technically feasible and oncologically safe, but anatomic considerations may compromise the resection margins due to the proximity of critical structures, thereby necessitating more extensive resections such as pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Methods

Patients undergoing surgery for DGIST at two institutions from 1994 to 2014 were identified. Clinicopathologic and survival data were analyzed to compare outcomes in patients treated with limited or radical resection.

Results

Sixty patients underwent surgery for DGIST. Pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed in 38 % while the rest underwent limited resections. The most common type of limited rese

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5199143 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature