Diagnosis of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor With Spontaneous Rupture

Ryan Meader; Assad Munis; Dean Silas

doi:10.7759/cureus.35872

Diagnosis of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor With Spontaneous Rupture

Cureus. 2023 Mar 7;15(3):e35872. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35872. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Ryan Meader¹, Assad Munis², Dean Silas²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USA.
² Gastroenterology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USA.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are uncommon tumors accounting for 1% of gastrointestinal neoplasms. The most common location of GISTs is in the stomach. Commonly, these tumors present incidentally with an increased presence within older patients. Spontaneous rupture of a GIST is a rare presentation of this uncommon tumor. Our case highlights the diagnostic dilemma and imaging that helped diagnose an abnormal presentation of a ruptured GIST in a young patient.

Keywords: ct abdomen and pelvis with iv contrast; ct angiogram; gastrointestinal stromal tumors; hemorrhage; spontaneous hemoperitoneum; spontaneous rupture.

Publication types

Case Reports