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Chest X-ray shows a posterior mediastinal mass.
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F1
Initial chest X-ray showed a mass in the mediastinum (fig. 1).
Chest CT shows a posterior mediastinal mass.
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A CT scan of the chest with contrast revealed a hypodense, soft tissue mass/lymphadenopathy in the posterior mediastinum measuring 2.0 x 3.0 cm, contiguous with the esophagus (fig. 2), suggestive of neoplastic etiology.
Tumor tissue with spindle-shaped cells. Original magnification, x40.
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The Ki67 index was 3-5% and, finally, the sample was reported as spindle cell well-differentiated leiomyosarcoma (fig. 3).
Tumor tissue with spindle cells confirmed as GISTs with CD117 immunostaining.
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Given the possibility of a GIST, CD117 immunostaining was requested and yielded a positive result (fig. 4).