%0 Journal Article
%T Initial miss but caught early! Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor
%A Raghav Chawla
%A Chiranth Gowda
%A Kantilatha Pai
%A Gabriel Rodrigues
%J Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
%@ 2278-0513
%D 2020
%V 9
%N 4
%R 10.4103/ccij.ccij_60_20
%P 162-164
%X 
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) commonly occur in the stomach and small intestine, are great mimickers of benign as well as malignant conditions, and can lead to diagnostic dilemma. A misdiagnosis of a malignant tumor directly affects the prognosis of a patient. We present the case of a 32-year-old male with symptoms of acid peptic disease who underwent a diagnostic upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy and was diagnosed to have a gastric ulcer without a biopsy. As his symptoms persisted along with melena, he visited our center and was found to be severely anemic and tachycardic. A repeat UGI endoscopy revealed a gastric tumor that was resected and reported to be GIST. The deceptive looks of a benign gastric ulcer and deferring a biopsy at the  first UGI endoscopy delayed the diagnosis in this patient which is definitely an error. The case illustrates that one should consider a differential diagnosis of GIST in ulcerative and bleeding gastric lesions.

%U https://ccij-online.org/article/initial-miss-but-caught-early!-gastric-gastrointestinal-stromal-tumor-855