Colonic gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting as intussusception

APSP J Case Rep. 2013 May 21;4(2):19. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are rare in paediatric patients and have a discrete clinicopathological and molecular divergence from that observed in adults. In the present report we present a case of a 2-month-old female in whom colonic gastrointestinal stromal tumour acted as a lead point of colocolic intussusception. Laparoscopically assisted reduction of the intussusception and resection of tumour was done.

Keywords: Child; Colonic intussusception; Gastrointestinal stromal tumour.

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  • Case Reports