Tạp chí Y học Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, 9(2):122. DOI
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Lê Văn Quang, Hứa Thị Ngọc Hà, Ngô Quốc Đạt, Võ Thị Mỹ Ngọc
Gastro-intestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach and small intestine are the most common sites. Tumors originate from interstitial cells of Cajal. The preoperative and per-operative diagnosis is usually difficult. It nessesary immunohistochemical staining with antibody CD117 to determine diagnosis. Tumor may be benign or malignant. Surgery is the first choice, can be associated with targeted therapy, a competitive inhibitor of specific tyrosine kinase (Gleevec). We report a case of malignant GIST of the ileum, caused a pelvic abscess.