Chronic abdominal pain revealing a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Selma Khouchoua; Kaoutar Imrani; Iliass Bourekba; Yousra Guelzim; Nabil Moatassim Billah; Ittimade Nassar

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.053

Chronic abdominal pain revealing a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Dec 20;19(3):961-965. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.053. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Authors

Selma Khouchoua¹, Kaoutar Imrani¹, Iliass Bourekba¹, Yousra Guelzim¹, Nabil Moatassim Billah¹, Ittimade Nassar¹

Affiliation

¹ Central Radiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Mohamed V University, Ave Abderrahim Bouabid, 10000, Rabat, Morocco.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are mesenchymal neoplasms most frequently seen in the stomach and small intestine, arising in the muscularis propria of the intestinal wall. Given its nonspecific clinical presentation, it can represent a diagnostic challenge, especially in abdominopelvic locations. Lesion evaluation of abdominopelvic tumors can be difficult and lead to misinterpretation in assessing their origin. We report the case of an 84-year-old woman with a voluminous small bowel GIST mimicking a uterine neoplasm.

Keywords: CT; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Ileum; MRI; Pelvis.

Publication types

Case Reports