title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the anal wall in a Nigerian.
abstract: Documented reports of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are relatively few in the sub-Saharan continent. The body of evidence points towards anal wall involvement being a rarity indeed. In this article we document a 61 year old Nigerian man who presented with bleeding per rectum and in whom the histological features (including immunohistochemistry) of the biopsied anal lesion was GIST.
authors.affiliation: ReMay Consultancy & Medical Services, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Aderemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oluyemi
authors.affiliation: MeCure Healthcare Limited, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshinro
authors.affiliation: MeCure Healthcare Limited, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abimbola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jimoh
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oshun
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000473:pathology*; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria
keywords: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST); Nigeria; anal wall; immunohistochemistry