| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Review |
| Article Title |
Comprehensive review into the challenges of gastrointestinal tumors in the Gulf and Levant countries
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Fadi Farhat, Abdulaziz Al Farsi, Ahmed Mohieldin, Bassim Jaffar Al Bahrani, Eman Sbaity, Hassan Jaffar, Joseph Kattan, Kakil Rasul, Khairallah Saad, Tarek Assi, Waleed El Morsi and Rafid A Abood |
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| Corresponding Author |
Fadi Farhat, MD, Chief Physician, Hemato-oncology Department, Hammoud Hospital UMC, Dr. Ghassan Hammoud Street, Saida PO Box 652, Lebanon. drfadi.clinic@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Diagnosis; Disease management; Treatment; Challenges; Middle East |
| Core Tip |
Challenges faced by Middle Eastern clinicians in the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients are numerous. Firstly, a lack of experience and equipment at non-cancer centres, lack of histopathologists with sarcoma expertise and limited access to radiological assessments present a hurdle to diagnosis. Secondly, management of patients by surgeons and gastroenterologists with limited oncology expertise, lack of access by healthcare authorities to guidelines, inadequate training of onco-surgeons and lack of radiological assessment to inform treatment can result in poor patient management. Furthermore, patient access to novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors or trials and a lack of patient understanding of treatment compliance also present challenges. |
| Publish Date |
2020-02-06 02:37 |
| Citation |
Rare Tumors GI Group, Farhat F, Farsi AA, Mohieldin A, Bahrani BA, Sbaity E, Jaffar H, Kattan J, Rasul K, Saad K, Assi T, Morsi WE, Abood RA. Comprehensive review into the challenges of gastrointestinal tumors in the Gulf and Levant countries. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(3): 487-503 |
| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i3/487.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i3.487 |
