Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Incidentally Detected With Meckel Scintigraphy

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 May;45(5):372-373. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002974.

Abstract

A 17-year-old boy presented with fatigue, hypoxia, palpitations, and anemia (hemoglobin 3.5 g/dL). The search for the etiology of the bleeding began with a Meckel scan. A photopenic region in the gastric body and a region of abnormal tracer uptake in the right midabdomen were unexpected findings. Further investigation with ultrasound and computed tomography revealed a gastric mass, which proved to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumor at pathology. The right-sided tracer uptake resulted from stasis in the collecting system of a malpositioned right kidney, a cause of false uptake in a Meckel scan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / complications
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Meckel Diverticulum / complications
  • Meckel Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*