title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumour in Meckel's diverticulum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. drchandramohan@gmail.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandramohan
authors.forename: Mudit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gurjar
authors.forename: Rohan C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Mahesh H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: Kiran C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kothari
mesh_terms: 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