title: Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of intestine: a case report.
abstract: Smooth muscle tumors of the alimentary tract are uncommon. Cancer of small intestine comprises less than 20% of all malignant tumors. A 65-year-old male patient was admitted with complain of pain in abdomen since 7 days. He was diagnosed as a case of acute intestinal obstruction and on laparotomy an extraluminal mass was found at jejunoileal junction. Histopathology revealed a malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The case is reported with review of literature and criteria for differentiation between benign and malignant tumors are enumerated.
authors: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat. drshaila@sancharonline.net
authors: Shaila N
authors: SN
authors: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male