A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor of ileum preoperatively diagnosed as extrauterine myoma.
- Author:
Soo Sun LEE
1
;
Dae Ho KANG
;
Song Kwon CHOI
;
Yoon Kyung CHOI
;
Joon Hwan OH
;
Jin Woong SHIN
;
Do Gang KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal tumor of ileum
- MeSH:
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors*;
Humans;
Ileum*;
Incidence;
Leiomyoma;
Myoma*;
Necrosis
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2002;45(1):158-161
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of ileum is a rare tumor of gastrointestial tract that arise from primitive mesenchymal cells. GIST occur predominantly in persons over 40 years of age with an equal sex incidence. GIST expresses a heterogenous clinical course and the most important prognostic factors are tumor size, site, degree of mitotic activity, tumor necrosis. We report a case of GIST of ileum, which was misdiagnosed as extrauterine leiomyoma preoperatively.
