A Case of a Rectal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: An Unexpected Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Immunocompromised Man

Samantha Whitwell; Kyle Kreitman; Claudio Tombazzi

Gastro Hep Advances (Jan 2024)

A Case of a Rectal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: An Unexpected Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Immunocompromised Man

Samantha Whitwell,
Kyle Kreitman,
Claudio Tombazzi

Affiliations

Samantha Whitwell: Correspondence: Address correspondence to: Samantha Whitwell, MD, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Internal Medicine Resident, PGY-3, 920 Madison Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38103.; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Kyle Kreitman: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Claudio Tombazzi: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 7 – 8

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GISTs are rare, with only around 5,000 cases diagnosed annually in the United States. However, these tumors are the most common mesenchymal neoplasm in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. 5%–15% of GISTS arise in the colon and rectum. Most GISTs are diagnosed incidentally on imaging, endoscopy, or during a surgical procedure.

Published in Gastro Hep Advances

ISSN: 2772-5723 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/gastro-hep-advances

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