%0 Journal Article %T Sarcomas del estroma gastrointestinal tratados con Imatinib : presentaci¨®n de 2 casos Gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with Imatinib : report of 2 cases %A Mayt¨¦ Lima %A Jorge Soriano %A Joaqu¨ªn Gonz¨¢lez %A Carlos Dom¨ªnguez %J Revista Cubana de Medicina %D 2006 %I ECIMED %X Se presentaron los 2 primeros pacientes con sarcomas del estroma gastrointestinal (GIST) tratados con imatinib en nuestro pa¨ªs. Se enfatiz¨® en el diagn¨®stico por inmunohistoqu¨ªmica, en el empleo del tratamiento con imatinib combinado a la cirug¨ªa, y la evaluaci¨®n de la respuesta al tratamiento. The first 2 patients with sarcomas of the gastrointestinal stroma (GIST) treated with imatinib in our country were presented. Emphasis was made on the diagnosis by immunohistochemistry, on the use of treatment with imatinib combined with surgery, and on the evaluation of the response to the treatment. %K GIST %K imatinib %K tumores del estroma gastrointestinal %K tratamiento %K GIST %K imatinib %K gastrointestinal stromal tumors %K treatment %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-75232006000200009