Gastrointestinal and XXXX --local experience and review of the literature.

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Gastrointestinal and @entity242 are uncommon @entity5 . Out of 26 cases treated over the last 6 years, there were 16 smooth @entity5 (SMT) and 10 non @entity978 (ML). 7 cases of SMT were @entity1822 . The majority of the cases were found in the stomach. 8 cases presented as acute @entity341 while the non acute cases had non specific complaints. Despite the use of barium studies, gastroscopy and CT scan, only 5 cases were diagnosed preoperatively. The majority underwent curative resection. ML cases had a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. 2 @entity1 with large and high grade @entity1822 have died. 4 @entity1 with ML have also died, 2 with locally advanced disease and 2 with distant metastases. We conclude that most cases are not diagnosed preoperatively due to their rarity and nonspecific clinical presentation. The important prognostic factors are size and mitotic index for SMT and stage of the disease for ML.
