Ijaz Ahmad, Mazhar Khan, Attaullah Jan.
Stromal (mesenchymal) tumor of the Jejunum — a rare cause of malena (case report)
J Med Sci Jul 2005;13(2):168-70.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital/ Khyber Medical College, Peshawar
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are relatively rare neoplasms. They are the primary non-epithelial neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract derived from pleuripotential mesenchymal cells. They are capable of either partial or terminal differentiation along a variety of cell lines. They are the most common form of sarcoma of G.I tract. Their common presentation is bleeding due to their vascular nature. This is a case report of a 43 year old male who presented with severe anemia and history of bleeding per rectum, on examination having a mass in the hypogastric region. Post operative biopsy reported the mass as a mesenchymal tumor of the jejunum.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Stromal Tumors. Sarcoma. Hematochezia. Cancer. Jejunum. Malena.
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