Primary egist of the greater omentum - a rare presentation

CONCLUSION: Despite an extremely diverse presentation, omental EGISTs often remain clinically silent for a long time having enough space to grow before becoming symptomatic. These tumors have a consistent pattern of metastasis that typically spares lymph nodes unlike epithelial gut neoplasms. Surgery remains the preferred treatment for non-metastatic EGISTs of the greater omentum. It is possible that DOG-1 will supplant KIT as the leading marker in the future. The scarcity of knowledge on omental EGISTs implies a close monitoring of these patients to detect local relapse or distant metastasis.PMID:37027318

Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - April 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Miguel Almeida Fabiana Sousa Fernando Resende V ítor Devesa Ant ónio Ferrão Silvestre Carneiro Pedro Can ão Elisabete Barbosa Jos é Barbosa Source Type: research