Large gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as an ovarian tumor. A case report.
BACKGROUND
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract localized mostly in the upper or medial part of the digestion tract.


METHODS
A colonic GIST in a young woman extended to the pelvis, giving the impression of an ovarian tumor.


CONCLUSIONS
In the case of a pelvic mass, especially if other unusual anamnestic data and signs are present, the possibility of other than a gynecologic tumor has to be considered. Every effort should be made to identify the origin of the tumor and related anatomic structures, especially the ovaries.
Belics
Zoran
Z
1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1st Institute of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Csapó
Zsolt
Z
Szabó
István
I
Pápay
Judit
J
Szabó
József
J
Papp
Zoltán
Z
D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*