A case of planar-type gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the transverse colon with perforation.

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the human gastrointestinal tract. They usually develop in the stomach and small intestine, but extremely rarely in the colon. Although most GISTs form a mass, some cases showing a flatly proliferating lesion called planar-type GIST have been reported in the sigmoid colon and small intestine. Those are often associated with...

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