Acute upper GI bleeding caused by gastric stromal tumor

Introduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. A relationship to the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) has been proposed, and expression of CD 117, the c-kit receptor present in the ICCs, has been suggested as a marker of GISTs. 70% of the cases appear with abdominal discomfort, pain, gastrointestinal bleeding or ileus respectively however 20% of the cases are asymptomatic, only 10% discovered at autopsy. Case report: A 63 years old woman patient was admitted to our department with acute hematemesis. During an urgent upper endoscopy a…