Gastrointestinal stromal tumour in Meckel's diverticulum.
BACKGROUND
Meckel's Diverticulum is the most commonly encountered congenital anomaly of the small intestine, occurring in approximately 2% of the population. Occasionally Meckel's diverticulum harbors neoplasms.


METHODS
A 65 year old gentleman, presented with a pelvic mass. On exploratory laparotomy, it turned out to be gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) arising from Meckel's diverticulum. Short history and review of literature are discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
Neoplasms occurring from Meckel's diverticulum, even though rare, should be considered as differential diagnosis of pelvic masses arising from bowel, wherever imaging modalities fail to give a definitive diagnosis.
Chandramohan
K
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. drchandramohan@gmail.com
Agarwal
Mudit
M
Gurjar
Gopal
G
Gatti
Rohan C
RC
Patel
Mahesh H
MH
Trivedi
Preeti
P
Kothari
Kiran C
KC
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler