%0 Journal Article %T Tumor del estroma gastrointestinal %A Montero Le¨®n %A Jorge Felipe %A Silveira Pablos %A Juan Mario %A Figueroa %A Alejandro Joan %A Fuente Pel¨¢ez %A Alexis %J Revista Cubana de Cirug£¿-a %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the tumors of the gastrointestinal stroma, known in english language as gist (gastrointestinal stromal tumors) are mesenchymal tumors appearing in any place throughout the intestinal tract. the objective of present paper is to present the case of a female patient aged 60 came to genecology consultation of the national institute of oncology and radiobiology due pain in epigastrium irradiating to right flank with increase of volume in the right iliac fossa and by ultrasonography it is a tumor of right ovarium projecting to epigastrium and the right hypochondrium. the surgical intervention is described as well as the findings noted in macro- and microscopic studies, as well ass in latter studies by immunohistochemistry of lesion. we conclude with a diagnosis of tumor of gastrointestinal stroma and the results of performed surgical and drugs interventions. it is recommended to assess the significance of a close relationship among general surgeons and gynecologists in face of unexpected diseases due to its difficult preoperative diagnosis leading to a appropriate surgical treatment due to its complexity it is necessary the competence of both surgical specialties. %K tumors of the gastrointestinal stroma %K ovarian tumor %K gynecologic tumor. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-74932012000100012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en