Challenging diagnosis of ileal gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting with obscure digestive bleeding.
Tumori
; 95(6): 823-7, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of a patient observed in emergency condition for recurrent episodes of massive obscure gastrointestinal bleeding that required surgical control. At laparotomy we found an ileal mass with the characteristics of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) at histopathological analysis. GISTs should always be considered as a possible cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, although they are often difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Laparotomy is sometimes the only way to obtain a diagnosis. Starting from this case, we reviewed the literature about GISTs, focusing our attention on their diagnosis and the possible surgical and nonsurgical therapies.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal
/
Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
/
Neoplasias do Íleo
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article