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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13632-13636
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13632
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13632
Long-term survival after enucleation of a giant esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Zhi-Min Mu, Yuan-Cai Xie, Xu-Xing Peng, Hai Zhang, Gang Hui, Hao Wu, Ji-Xian Liu, Bao-Kun Chen, Da Wu, Yi-Wang Ye, Department of thoracic surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Mu ZM and Ye YW contributed to the manuscript writing and revision; Mu ZM, Xie YC and Peng XX did the surgery; all authors gave their approval in publishing this version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Yi-Wang Ye, Attending Physician, Department of thoracic surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Lianhua Road N0.1120, Shenzhen 518036, Guangdong Province, China. yyw.ghl@163.com
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Received: November 8, 2013
Revised: March 16, 2014
Accepted: June 20, 2014
Published online: October 7, 2014
Revised: March 16, 2014
Accepted: June 20, 2014
Published online: October 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: We report a case of giant esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a 29-year-old male successfully treated with enucleation. The patient has no evidence of recurrence and is in good clinical conditions up-to date, five years after surgery.