Received October 2009 Accepted November 2009 INTRODUCTION A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is primarily located in the gastrointestinal tract. It is classified as a mesenchymal tumor that shows a CD117 (c-KIT)-positive mesenchymal spindle or epithelioid neoplasm. Tumors outside the gastrointestinal tract that were histologically similar to GISTs and showed immunopositivity for CD117 were...

The excess release of mediators can cause clinical features such as pruritus, flushing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vascular instability and anaphylaxis. Also, complications may arise when mast cells accumulate in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. [2] The clinical features of systemic mastocytosis are caused by accumulation of clonal...

Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) lipomas are rare, benign mesenchymal neoplasm affecting all segments of the GIT and colon is affected most frequently. Reported incidence colonic varies from 0.2% to 4.4%. Adult intussusception represents 1% bowel obstructions 5% intussuceptions. rare tumors due a gastrointestinal lipoma constitute an infrequent clinical entity. Although common disease in children, ...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is rare digestive tract mesenchymal tumor, most often in the wall of the stomach. It is a benign neoplasm, but it can become malignant if not treated. We report a case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor that was discovered after abdominal ultrasonography during staging of a patient with primary cutaneous amelanotic melanoma. Mutation in the tyrosine kinase receptor...

BACKGROUND: Choriocarcinoma is an aggressive neoplasm arising in the body of the uterus. The disease normally spreads to lung and brain. CASE REPORT: A case of malignant trophoblastic disease with brain metastasis, raised intra cranial pressure and small bowel metastasis presenting with acute abdomen is reported. CONCLUSIONS: Malignant transformation in a hydatidiform mole is rare event. Involv...

Most foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventful. We report of a case of inadvertently ingested foreign body, which by endoscopy simulated a polyp and on biopsy reported as cancer, so the patient underwent an unnecessary major operation. This report emphasizes the importance of resemblance of foreign bodies with gastrointestinal neoplasm, and endoscopists, surgeons and pat...

RATIONALE Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the neoplasm of gastrointestinal tract. PATIENT CONCERNS The patient complained about the retention of urinary. DIAGNOSES GIST. INTERVENTIONS radical prostatectomy and the imatinib therapy. OUTCOMES No recurrence and metastasis have been found during a 14-month follow-up. LESSONS comprehensive treatment is necessary for the GIST treat...

Coeliac disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gut with increased risk of gastrointestinal malignancy. Although enteropathy T-lymphoma is the most common neoplasm in patient affected by coeliac disease, an increased frequency of small bowel carcinoma has been described. We present a case of jejunal carcinoma in a patient suffering for coeliac disease in which gastrointestinal and extr...

Retroperitoneal E-GIST is a very rare tumor and a total of 58 cases have been reported in the literature (2). The distinction of E-GIST from gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) is made by proving the origin outside the alimentary system and ruling out a concurrent neoplasm in the gastrointestinal tract. In this letter, we aimed to report a very rare form of E-GIST arising from the retroperit...

The excess release of mediators can cause clinical features such as pruritus, flushing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vascular instability and anaphylaxis. Also, complications may arise when mast cells accumulate in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. [2] The clinical features of systemic mastocytosis are caused by accumulation of clonal...