JPGN reports · 7 authors, 4 centres
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This report describes two pediatric cases of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors presenting with anemia. The central result was that endoscopic ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration successfully diagnosed the tumors in both patients, leading to surgical management.
This case report details two pediatric patients, a 14-year-old male and an 11-year-old female, who presented with symptomatic anemia. Initial evaluation included endoscopy and computed tomography. Both patients underwent endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), which successfully diagnosed gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Subsequent surgical resection confirmed the diagnosis pathologically. One patient was monitored postoperatively without recurrence in the short term, while the other was monitored with serial EUS for 14 years without recurrence. The authors conclude that EUS and EUS-FNA are safe, feasible, and accurate diagnostic tools for pediatric GISTs, based on these two cases.
