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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr 2;13(4):e14266.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.14266.

Massive Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Unusual Presentation of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Jejunum: Case Report and Literature Review

Abbas A Mohamed  1 , Saleh M Al Zahrani  1 , Sarah A Mohamed  2 , Ahmad S Qureshi  3
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Case Reports

Massive Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Unusual Presentation of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Jejunum: Case Report and Literature Review

Abbas A Mohamed et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Although gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors, they are the most common tumors of mesenchymal origin of the gastrointestinal tract. GISTs present with nonspecific clinical manifestation and they are discovered incidentally during endoscopic or radiological investigations. Massive life-threatening bleeding that requires urgent surgery is rare. We present a case of small bowel GIST that presented with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding that required urgent surgical intervention.

Keywords: gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gists); massive bleeding; small bowel.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. CT scan angiogram image showing a 4 x 3.7 x 3 cm heterogeneously enhancing soft tissue lesion arising from the proximal jejunum (the arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2. CT scan angiogram image showing the soft tissue lesion (the white arrow) with the feeding blood vessels from the central mesenteric blood vessels (the yellow arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3. A photograph showing the tumor and the involved segment of the small bowel outside the abdomen.
Figure 4
Figure 4. A photograph showing the resected tumor.
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