Author/Authors :
Fiore، Marco نويسنده Infectious Disease Unit, University Hospital of Trieste, Italy Piazzale Ospitale 1, 34100, Trieste, , , Stefano، Giorgio de نويسنده Ultrasound Unit for Infectious Diseases, AORN dei Colli, Cotugno Hospital, Via G. Quagliarello 54, 80131 Naples, , , Coppola، Nicola نويسنده Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Second University of Naples, Via L. Armanni 5, Naples, 80133, , , Giorgio، Antonio نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We report two cases of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) synchronous and metachronous, respectively, with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a GIST involved 3 years after a ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Data from the literature and our cases seem to suggest that incidental GIST may occur synchronously and metachronously with other cancers more frequently than expected. Thus, the patients with a diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma may have undergone a strict follow up for GIST
