Synchronous occurrence of colonic intraepithelial neoplasia and small bowel stromal tumour

Received 18 July 2009; accepted 14 November 2009. published online 14 December 2009.

Abstract

We report the diagnosis of synchronous gastrointestinal stromal tumours affecting the small bowel and intraepithelial neoplasia of the colon in a 52-year-old patient. After surgical resection of the two tumours outcome was favourable. We discuss the causality of this association, based on a literature review of the few previously published cases.

Keywords: Colonic intraepithelial neoplasia, GIST

a Department of Gastroenterology A, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis 1007, Tunisia

b Department of Surgery, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis 1007, Tunisia

c Department of Pathology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis 1007, Tunisia

d Department of Radiology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis 1007, Tunisia

Corresponding author. Tel.: +21671578794; fax: +21671571183.

PII: S1687-1979(09)00291-3

doi:10.1016/j.ajg.2009.11.002

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