Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). They can arise anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract. GIST of the small bowel is less common. Clinically, most of the GIST present as GI bleed and rarely with intestinal obstruction. We report here a case of ileal GIST presented with subacute intestinal obstruction.

ABSTRACT:Acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon(Ogilvie's syndrome) involves acute colonic distension without mechanical obstruction or stercoroma in a previously healthy colon. Colonic pseudo-obstruction can be diffuse or segmental. The cause for idiopathic colon dilatation is not known. Caecal rupture due to colonic ileus is rare and has a mortality rate of 43 per cent. We report a case of idiopathic caecal dilatation causing caecal perforation. On emergency laparotomy, caecal perforation secondary to segmental caecal dilatation without organic obstruction was found in this patient.

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Amputation of lower extremity followed by use of leg prosthesis is very common. However, malignancy arising in the amputation stump is extremely rare. We are reporting such a case in a 52-year-old man. Review of the English literature reveals only five additional cases occurring in men with an average age of 65 years and after a mean lag period of 40 years between the amputation and development of a low-grade squamous cell carcinoma. KEYWORDS: Malignancy in amputation stump; Squamous cell carcinoma; Leg prosthesis. MESH TERMS: Amputation Stumps; Carcinoma, squamous cell; Artificial Limbs INTRODUCTION: Amputation of the leg followed by the use of artificial leg is very common. However, a malignant tumor arising in an amputation stump remains a very rare occurrence. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in an amputation stump with a review of all other 5cases of malignancy arising in stumps published in the English literature.