TY  - EJOU
AU  - Dickson, Brendan C. 
AU  - Srigley, John R. 
AU  - Pollett, Aaron F. 
AU  - Blackstein, Martin E. 
AU  - Honey, John D. 
AU  - Juco, Jonathan W. 

TI  - Rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor mimicking a primary prostatic lesion
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2008
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - The interstitial cells of Cajal have been identifi ed in 
locations beyond the gastrointestinal tract, including the 
prostate, uterus and bladder. Indeed, there are reports of 
primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) arising 
from each of these sites. We report the case of a 72-year-old 
male who presented with benign prostatic hypertrophy and 
was diagnosed on retropubic prostatectomy as having a 
GIST. While the initial clinical and radiologic impression 
was that of a primary prostatic GIST, subsequent imaging 
ultimately revealed a small rectal extension as the source 
of the lesion. The purpose of our report is to highlight the 
need to assiduously rule-out gastrointestinal sources of 
GIST prior to making the diagnosis of primary prostatic 
GIST.
KW  - gastrointestinal stromal tumor
KW  -  GIST
KW  -  extragastrointestinal stromal tumor
KW  -  EGIST
KW  -  prostate
KW  -  CD117

DO  -