Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2021; 9(6): 1490-1498
Published online Feb 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i6.1490
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor with multisegmental spinal metastases as first presentation: A case report and review of the literature
Yan Kong, Xiao-Wei Ma, Qian-Qian Zhang, Yi Zhao, He-Lin Feng
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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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
Core Tip

Core Tip: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor in the digestive tract and originates from Cajal stromal cells or related stem cells. GIST metastasis usually occurs in the liver (28%), mesentery and omentum (30%), and less often in the lungs (7%), subcutaneous tissue (4.7%), and lymph nodes (4.7%), whereas GIST bone metastasis is very rare (only 0.47%). We report a case of GIST in a 61-year-old man with multisegmental spinal metastasis as the first presentation and review the literature. As far as we know, this is the first report of a GIST with the first presentation of multisegmental spinal metastases from the thoracolumbar spine. This case highlights the importance of resection of metastatic tumors of the spine as an effective treatment for GIST.