%0 Journal Article
%T Jejunal Stromal Tumor Revealed by a Digestive Hemorrhage
%A Mountassir Moujahid
%A Issam Ennafae
%A Mohamed Ghari
%A Khalid Chekoura
%A Youness Issaoui
%A My Hassan Tahiri
%J International Journal of Clinical Medicine
%P 485-487
%@ 2158-2882
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijcm.2013.411085
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Introduction:</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Gastro
intestinal stromal tumors are rare which can arise at any age, mostly between
50 and 60 years</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> old</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. They are characterized
by the expression on the surface of their cells, a specific gene c-kit. They
can be located in any segment of the digestive tract, with a preference for the
stomach (60%). The jejunum location is found in 200% </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">to</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 30% of the cases. The originality of our observation is the revelation
of a stromal jejunum tumor by a digestive bleeding.</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Case Report: </span></span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">A </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">71-year-old man</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> was</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> admitted in emergencies for a low digestive plentiful
bleeding with state of hypovolemia shock</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Result:</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">operat</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ion was performed</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> after stabilization of
his dynamic state and blood transfusion</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> we discovered a jejuna</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">l</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> stromal tumor
in operati</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">on</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The follow</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">up was simple with a good evolution under treatment by
Imatinib.</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Conclusion: </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Stromal digestive tumors are
%K Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor
%K Jejunum Location
%K Digestive Haemorrhage
%K Diagnostic and Treatment
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