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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2013; 5(12): 332-336
Published online Dec 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i12.332
Published online Dec 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i12.332
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the third portion of the duodenum treated by wedge resection: A case report
Fahrettin Acar, Mustafa Sahin, Akın Calisir, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University Konya, Konya 42075, Turkey
Serdar Ugras, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University Konya, Konya 42075, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this case report.
Correspondence to: Fahrettin Acar, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University Konya, Campus of Alaaddin Keykubat, Selcuklu, Konya 42075, Turkey. drfacar@hotmail.com
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Received: July 30, 2013
Revised: October 19, 2013
Accepted: November 18, 2013
Published online: December 27, 2013
Processing time: 149 Days and 7.6 Hours
Revised: October 19, 2013
Accepted: November 18, 2013
Published online: December 27, 2013
Processing time: 149 Days and 7.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are uncommon, with a relatively small subset of GISTs whose optimal surgical procedure has not been well defined. Because submucosal spread and local lymph node involvement is infrequent in GISTs, wide margins with routine lymph node dissection may not be required. Various techniques of limited resection for duodenal GISTs have been described, depending on the site and the size of the tumors. Herein, we present a case of GIST involving the third portion of the duodenum successfully treated by wedge resection with primary closure.