Gastrointestinal stromal tumor with multisegmental spinal metastases as first presentation: A case report and review of the literature
Yan Kong, Department of Medical Oncology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
Xiao-Wei Ma, Yi Zhao, He-Lin Feng, Department of Orthopedics, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
Qian-Qian Zhang, Department of Gynecology, Hebei Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: Kong Y, Ma XW, and Zhao Y contributed to data collection, literature review, and manuscript writing; Zhang QQ analyzed the data from the patient; Zhao Y and Feng HL were responsible for the treatment and management of the patient; all authors were involved in writing the manuscript and read and approved the final manuscript.
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http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: He-Lin Feng, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedics, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 12 Health Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China. helinfeng0311@163.com
Received: November 23, 2020
Peer-review started: November 23, 2020
First decision: November 29, 2020
Revised: December 13, 2020
Accepted: December 28, 2020
Article in press: December 28, 2020
Published online: February 26, 2021