Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor(GIST)

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor(GIST) •This opened segment of ileum has a mass protruding into the lumen which led to intussusception •The white tan fleshy cut surface has focal hemorrhage and cystic softening due to poor central vascularization related to tumor size •This mesenchymal tumor orignated in the muscularis and in this case grew into the lumen while in other cases it may grow outwards protruding from the serosa of the gut (Description By:Martin Nadel, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: UCHC )