Jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. 2004

David A Sass, and Kapil B Chopra, and Sydney D Finkelstein, and Philip R Schauer
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA. dsass32@hotmail.com

In cases of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, when a source for blood loss is not apparent from examination of the colon and upper gastrointestinal tract, the small bowel usually becomes the focus of investigation. A tumor with interesting pathologic features was found in a patient who presented with recurrent episodes of massive obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage. This case highlights the importance of considering small intestinal tumors as the likely cause of obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage in young patients and how a noninvasive test, eg, abdominal computed tomography scan, might obviate the need for more invasive testing.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007580 Jejunal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer in the JEJUNUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL). Cancer of Jejunum,Cancer of the Jejunum,Cancer, Jejunal,Jejunal Cancer,Cancers, Jejunal,Jejunal Cancers,Jejunal Neoplasm,Jejunum Cancer,Jejunum Cancers,Neoplasm, Jejunal,Neoplasms, Jejunal
D005260 Female Females
D006471 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D017154 Stromal Cells Connective tissue cells of an organ found in the loose connective tissue. These are most often associated with the uterine mucosa and the ovary as well as the hematopoietic system and elsewhere. Cell, Stromal,Cells, Stromal,Stromal Cell

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