title: Malignant stromal tumor of the colon in an infant: diagnostic difficulties and differential diagnosis.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a rare pathology in childhood. It may occur anywhere along the alimentary tract and represents with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms according to location. An infant with malignant colonic stromal tumor that has presented with a huge abdominal mass and lower gastrointestinal bleeding is reported to discuss the difficulties in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of this unusual tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karnak
authors.forename: Gülsev
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: F Cahit
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tanyel
authors.forename: Nebil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukçu
mesh_terms: D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery