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Meckel's Diverticulum with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour

Intraoperative picture showing tumour arising from Meckel's diverticulum; Tumour was located in Meckel's diverticulum and adherent to wall of urinary bladder.

Meckel's Diverticulum is the most commonly encountered congenital anomaly of the small intestine, occurring in approximately 2% of the population. Occasionally Meckel's diverticulum harbors neoplasms.

Meckel's diverticulum is surgically removed only when a complication arises or a neoplasia develops. The tumors are infrequent and observed only in 0.5–3.2% of the Meckel's diverticula. Of these, 12% tumors are gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST).

Links: Gastrointestinal Tract - Abnormalities | Image 1 | Image 2 | Image 3 | Intestine Development

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