Gastrointestinal stromal tumour in Meckel's diverticulum

Abstract

Background: Meckel's Diverticulum is the most commonly encountered congenital anomaly of the small intestine, occurring in approximately 2% of the population. Occasionally Meckel's diverticulum harbors neoplasms.

Coexistence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) and Pheochromocytoma in Three Cases of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) with a Review of the Literature

“…Our patient had a Meckel's diverticulum complicated by a GIST. This rare combination has been previously reported in the literature (21)(22)(23); however, we could not find any reported cases of NF1 associated with a GIST in Meckel's diverticulum and a pheochromocytoma. Therefore, our case may be the first reported case to involve all three conditions concurrently.…”

Meckel’s diverticulum with benign stricture: A very rare cause of intestinal obstruction

“…Benign (leiomyomas, angiomas, lipomas) and malignant (adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, carcinoid tumour and (Gastrointestinal stromal tumor) neoplasms are known [4,6,7]. No malignant histology was identified in our patient.…”

Portal venous gas and pneumatosis intestinalis. Rare radiological signs in a rare complication of Meckel’s diverticulum

“…Histo-pathology for the reported case documented a large Meckel’s Diverticulum of 10cm in the greatest diameter with hypertrophied ulcerated malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) at the orifice. (8,9)…”