Mahmud Baghbanian
1*, Ali Baghbanian
2, Mohamad Zare
3, Fariba Binesh
41 Departement of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Scinces, Yazd, Iran
2 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scinces, Tehran, Iran
3 Departement of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Scinces, Yazd, Iran
4 Departement of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Scinces, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
Gasterointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) is a mesenchimal tumor. Mostly originate from stomach however small intestine, esophagus, colon, and rectum are another sits of tumor growth. Rarely it originate in extra intestinal sites such as the omentum, mesenteries, or retro peritoneum. They are often asymptomatic and are detected as an incidental finding or after evaluation of nonspecific symptoms .However this tumor can present as a palpable abdominal mass, with abdominal pain and or gastrointestinal bleeding. In this manuscript we represent a patient with GIST of the stomach mesentery.