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Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract of varying malignant potential that are believed to originate from neoplastic transformation of the interstitial cells of Cajal. They may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, but most commonl...

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Autores principales: Vasiliadis, Kontantinos, Kogopoulos, Evangelos, Katsamakas, Michael, Karamitsos, Evangelos, Tsalikidis, Christos, Pringos, Byron, Tsalikidis, Andreas
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2615009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19091094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-6-133
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author Vasiliadis, Kontantinos
Kogopoulos, Evangelos
Katsamakas, Michael
Karamitsos, Evangelos
Tsalikidis, Christos
Pringos, Byron
Tsalikidis, Andreas
author_facet Vasiliadis, Kontantinos
Kogopoulos, Evangelos
Katsamakas, Michael
Karamitsos, Evangelos
Tsalikidis, Christos
Pringos, Byron
Tsalikidis, Andreas
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description BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract of varying malignant potential that are believed to originate from neoplastic transformation of the interstitial cells of Cajal. They may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, but most commonly arise in the stomach or small intestine. They usually grow exophytically invading adjacent organs or perforating into the peritoneal cavity. They may also cause bleeding or obstructive symptoms. Intussusception and obstruction is a very uncommon presentation of these lesions because of their tendency to grow in an exraluminal fashion. CASE PRESENTATION: We present an unusual case of ileoileal intussusception in a 79-year-old female patient caused by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor located in the terminal ileum, and review the diagnostic and therapeutic approach highlighting the difficulty in diagnosing this entity preoperatively as a cause for intestinal obstruction. CONCLUSION: This case presents an unusual malignant cause of adult intussusception and highlights the importance of computed tomography scanning in the accurate diagnosis of this rare entity.
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spelling pubmed-26150092009-01-08 Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor Vasiliadis, Kontantinos Kogopoulos, Evangelos Katsamakas, Michael Karamitsos, Evangelos Tsalikidis, Christos Pringos, Byron Tsalikidis, Andreas World J Surg Oncol Case Report BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract of varying malignant potential that are believed to originate from neoplastic transformation of the interstitial cells of Cajal. They may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, but most commonly arise in the stomach or small intestine. They usually grow exophytically invading adjacent organs or perforating into the peritoneal cavity. They may also cause bleeding or obstructive symptoms. Intussusception and obstruction is a very uncommon presentation of these lesions because of their tendency to grow in an exraluminal fashion. CASE PRESENTATION: We present an unusual case of ileoileal intussusception in a 79-year-old female patient caused by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor located in the terminal ileum, and review the diagnostic and therapeutic approach highlighting the difficulty in diagnosing this entity preoperatively as a cause for intestinal obstruction. CONCLUSION: This case presents an unusual malignant cause of adult intussusception and highlights the importance of computed tomography scanning in the accurate diagnosis of this rare entity. BioMed Central 2008-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC2615009/ /pubmed/19091094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-6-133 Text en Copyright © 2008 Vasiliadis et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Vasiliadis, Kontantinos
Kogopoulos, Evangelos
Katsamakas, Michael
Karamitsos, Evangelos
Tsalikidis, Christos
Pringos, Byron
Tsalikidis, Andreas
Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_full Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_fullStr Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_full_unstemmed Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_short Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_sort ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2615009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19091094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-6-133
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