Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the anal wall in a Nigerian

Documented reports of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are relatively few in the sub-Saharan continent. The body of evidence points towards anal wall involvement being a rarity indeed. In this article we document a 61 year old Nigerian man who presented with bleeding per rectum and in whom the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pan African medical journal 2015, Vol.22 (161), p.161-161
Hauptverfasser:	Oluyemi, Aderemi, Keshinro, Samuel, Jimoh, Abimbola, Oshun, Philip
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anal Canal - pathology anal wall Anus Neoplasms - diagnosis Anus Neoplasms - pathology Biopsy Case Report Gastrointestinal cancer Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gist) Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - diagnosis Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology Humans Immunohistochemistry Male Middle Aged Nigeria
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Zusammenfassung:	Documented reports of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are relatively few in the sub-Saharan continent. The body of evidence points towards anal wall involvement being a rarity indeed. In this article we document a 61 year old Nigerian man who presented with bleeding per rectum and in whom the histological features (including immunohistochemistry) of the biopsied anal lesion was GIST.
ISSN:	1937-8688 1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2015.22.161.8071