Abstract:This report documents simultaneous laparoscopic resection of a small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and transverse colon cancer that were diagnosed preoperatively and concomitantly. The patient was an 88-year-old man who was referred to us when computed tomography (CT) performed as follow-up for prostate cancer revealed what appeared to be a small bowel tumor. Abnormal tracer uptake in the small bowel and transverse colon was observed on FDG-positron emission tomography/CT images, so we performed … Show more
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