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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and ulcerative colitis
A Grieco1, A Cavallaro, A E Potenza
1Istituto di Medicina Interna, Semeiotica Chirurgica, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy. agrieco@rm.unicatt.it
Abstract:
A 57 year old woman, affected by Ulcerative Colitis (UC) in remission, was admitted to our unit with a history of episodic melena and progressive anemia. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a solid mass in the upper left pelvic cavity. After surgical laparotomy, the mass showed histological characteristics of a gastro intestinal stromal tumor. This report describes a GIST in a patient with extensive UC, which was in remission at the time of diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an association of this type.