Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2002 Jan;45(1):158-161.

A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor of ileum preoperatively diagnosed as extrauterine myoma

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  • 1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of ileum is a rare tumor of gastrointestial tract that arise from primitive mesenchymal cells. GIST occur predominantly in persons over 40 years of age with an equal sex incidence. GIST expresses a heterogenous clinical course and the most important prognostic factors are tumor size, site, degree of mitotic activity, tumor necrosis. We report a case of GIST of ileum, which was misdiagnosed as extrauterine leiomyoma preoperatively.

Keyword

Gastrointestinal tumor of ileum

MeSH Terms

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors*
Humans
Ileum*
Incidence
Leiomyoma
Myoma*
Necrosis
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