Research and Reports in Gastroenterology

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Tahoma Jabbe Author

TahomaJabbe@liver-eg.org

Subjects of specialization
RNAi, miR-532, siRNA

Affiliation
Hepatology and Gastroenterology Department, National Liver Institute-Menoufia University, Egypt

Biography

Tahoma Jabbe Currently, I am a Professor (visiting) of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science at King’s College London, and Chief Scientific Officer

Publications

Case Report Open Access

Delayed Diagnosis of a GIST: A Case Report from a Resourcelimited Setting

Author(s):

Idris Muhammad Yakubu* , Yazid Suleiman Kaoje and Tahoma Jabbe

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare but constitute the most common sub-epithelial tumours of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Small GISTs are mostly benign, asymptomatic, and discovered accidentally. However, larger tumours have been reported with a myriad of presentations. The diagnosis of a large malignant gastric GIST in a 35 years old male who presented with recurrent melaena was delayed. This patient presented to various hospitals with recurrent melaena and later noticed a progressive, painless epigastric swelling. Endoscopy, unnecessarily delayed until he got to the fourth hospital, revealed a large sub-mucosal gastric mass with an overlying oozing ulcer. The patient had laparotomy and partial gastrectomy with complete resection of the tumour. Histology and immunohis... view more»

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