کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2155042 | 1090377 | 2015 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) usually form a well-circumscribed mass. Very rarely, however, sporadic GISTs show gut-wall replacing growth, similar to the diffuse hyperplasia of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) observed in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and hereditary GIST. Here we describe a patient with ileal perforation caused by this unusual type of GIST. An 82-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with sudden abdominal pain. Following a provisional diagnosis of perforation of Meckel's diverticulum, he underwent segmental resection of the small intestine. Macroscopic examination revealed a diverticulum-like structure 2.5 cm in size near the site of mesenteric attachment of the ileum. Histological examination showed diffuse and nodular proliferation of spindle cells positive for c-KIT and CD34 that had replaced the muscularis propria of the small intestine. Mutational analyses of the lesions revealed monoclonality of proliferating cells with a somatic mutation in c-kit exon 11 (p.Leu576Pro). Gut-wall replacing type of GIST should be recognized as a specific type of GIST causing diverticulum-like structures of the gastrointestinal tract.
Journal: Pathology - Research and Practice - Volume 211, Issue 11, November 2015, Pages 892–895