title: Small Intestinal and Mesenteric Multiple Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Causing Occult Bleeding.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are the meseancymal neoplasms which may involve any part of gastrointestinal tract. C-Kit and platelet derived factor receptor alpha polypeptide are believed to be responsible for the genetic basis. This case presentation aimed to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic modality of multiple small intestinal, omental, and mesenteric GISTs with different sizes which caused occult bleeding in a 43-year-old male patient.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dinc
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selami Ilgaz
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Kayilioglu
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdinc
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akgul
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coskun