Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor | BioMed Central World Journal of Surgical Oncology Open Access Case report Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor Kontantinos Vasiliadis Evangelos Kogopoulos Michael Katsamakas Evangelos Karamitsos Christos Tsalikidis Byron Pringos and Andreas Tsalikidis Address Surgical Department General Hospital of Kilkis Nosokomiou 1 GR-61 100 Kilkis Greece Email Kontantinos Vasiliadis - keva@ Evangelos Kogopoulos - keva@ Michael Katsamakas - keva@ Evangelos Karamitsos - keva@ Christos Tsalikidis - keva@ Byron Pringos - keva@ Andreas Tsalikidis - keva@ Corresponding author Published 17 December 2008 Received 29 September 2008 __ n i .-mno IIOZ U77 7010 177 Accepted 17 December 2008 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008 6 133 doi 86 1477-7819-6-133 This article is available from http content 6 1 133 2008 Vasiliadis et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract of varying malignant potential that are believed to originate from neoplastic transformation of the interstitial cells of Cajal. They may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract but most commonly arise in the stomach or small intestine. They usually grow exophytically invading adjacent organs or perforating into the peritoneal cavity. They may also cause bleeding or obstructive symptoms. Intussusception and obstruction is a very uncommon presentation of these lesions because of their tendency to grow in an exraluminal fashion. Case presentation We present an unusual case of ileoileal intussusception in a 79-year-old female
