title: Perforated Meckel's diverticulum presenting as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report.
abstract: Tumors and perforation of Meckel's diverticulum are rare manifestations. A gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a Meckel's diverticulum causing perforation and subsequent peritonitis in a 75-year-old man is presented. The literature on tumors in Meckel's diverticulum is extensively reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. hager.martina@gmx.at
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eberwein
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klingler
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kolbitsch
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tiefenthaler
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mikuz
authors.forename: Patrizia Lucia
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Moser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment