title: Appendiceal GIST: report of an exceptional case and review of the literature.
abstract: Gastro-intestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the appendix are a rare entity. To date, only eight cases has been described in the literature, most of which have been of the benign type. We report a new case of an appendiceal GIST in a 75-year-old man. The tumor was discovered when the patient presented with acute appendiceacal peritonitis. Preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal GIST was rarely done as tumors were usually associated with appendicitis-like symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of surgery, Mohamed Tahar Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouassida
authors.forename: Mohamed Fadhel
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chtourou
authors.forename: Emna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chalbi
authors.forename: Fathi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chebbi
authors.forename: Lamine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamzaoui
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sassi
authors.forename: Lamia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charfi
authors.forename: Mohamed Mongi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mighri
authors.forename: Hassen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Touinsi
authors.forename: Adok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sassi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Appendiceal GIST; CD34; peritonitis; surgery