https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/470813
Title: | A clinically-occult gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a Meckel's diverticulum presenting as hollow organ perforation | Authors: | Chou Y.-H. Tu C.-C. Huang C.-C. MIN-SHU HSIEH |
Keywords: | Diverticular neoplasm; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST); Hollow organ perforation; Meckel's diverticulum | Issue Date: | 2011 | Journal Volume: | 34 | Journal Issue: | SUPPL. 6 | Start page/Pages: | 56-61 | Source: | Chang Gung Medical Journal | Abstract: | Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. However, a neoplasm is a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum. We report a case of a ruptured gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in a Meckel's diverticulum, presenting as hollow organ perforation, in a 76 year-old woman. To our knowledge, the case we presented here is the 6th report describing a perforated GIST within a Meckel's diverticulum. In addition, the diverticular neoplasm in our case was clinically occult because of an unusual tumor configuration. Since the treatment of asymptomatic Meckel's diverticula remains controversial, our case raises suspicion that managing asymptomatic Meckel's diverticula by pure observation may leave some clinically occult diverticular neoplasms untreated. The role of prophylactic diverticulectomy requires further evaluation. |
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ISSN: | 2072-0939 | SDG/Keyword: | eosin; hematoxylin; abdominal cramp; abdominal pain; aged; article; case report; computer assisted tomography; diarrhea; female; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; giant cell; human; ileum resection; immunohistochemistry; intestine anastomosis; intestine hematoma; intestine perforation; laparoscopy; Meckel diverticulum; occult cancer; tumor necrosis; vomiting; cancer invasion; differential diagnosis; gastrointestinal tumor; intestine perforation; laparotomy; Meckel diverticulum; methodology; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; pathology; Aged; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; Humans; Intestinal Perforation; Laparotomy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Meckel Diverticulum; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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