Past medical history: diagnosed with small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and was treated with surgery followed by adjuvant therapy with imatinib for 3 years
2024-03-01
Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis: revealing a small bowel mass in the second portion of the duodenum with omental nodules
2024-04-09
Presentation: patient presenting for an unintentional 10-pound weight loss over the previous year
2024-04-11
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD): revealing a pedunculated 5 cm polypoid mass (Figure 1A). The mass was removed in an en bloc fashion using a hot snare (Figure 1B)
This case was previously presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Conference, and the abstract was published online (link: https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2025/10002/s6118_case_of_a_gangliocytic_paraganglioma_of_the.6117.aspx). The abstract, on conference acceptance, was published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. However, the abstract has since been modified to fit the requirements of this journal. The publication of this manuscript and the data involved in other journals is not affected by the conference organizers.
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