Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and ulcerative colitis.
A 57 year old woman, affected by Ulcerative Colitis (UC) in remission, was admitted to our unit with a history of episodic melena and progressive anemia. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a solid mass in the upper left pelvic cavity. After surgical laparotomy, the mass showed histological characteristics of a gastro intestinal stromal tumor. This report describes a GIST in a patient with extensive UC, which was in remission at the time of diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an association of this type.
Grieco
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Istituto di Medicina Interna, Semeiotica Chirurgica, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy. agrieco@rm.unicatt.it
Cavallaro
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Potenza
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Mulè
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Tarquini
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Miele
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Gasbarrini
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D000740:Anemia; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008551:Melena; D008875:Middle Aged; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome