Meckel's diverticulum complicated with gastro-intestinal stromal tumor: Case report

Introduction: meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital anomaly,mostly asymptomatic. tumors may arise rarely in these diverticulae. we claim presenting a new problem to the medical staff in egypt. case presentation: we report a case of a 49 year old male patient who attended our center with pelvic mass insinuated between the bladder and the rectum. on exploration the mass was found arising at the tip of a meckel's diverticulum,gastro-intestinal stromal tumor (gist) was confirmed by pathology. discussion: in review of recently published cases most of these tumors were presented with vague abdominal pain as in our case. tumors were treated by resection with or without adjuvant imatinib. conclusion: surgeons and oncologists should bear in mind this rare diagnosis and know how to treat it. © 2016 national cancer institute,cairo university.