Perforated Meckel's diverticulum presenting as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report.
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.
Hager
Martina
M
Departments of Pathology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. hager.martina@gmx.at
Maier
Hans
H
Eberwein
Martin
M
Klingler
Paul
P
Kolbitsch
Christian
C
Tiefenthaler
Werner
W
Mikuz
Gregor
G
Moser
Patrizia Lucia
PL
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