From the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Clin Nucl Med. 2024 Mar 1;49(3):228-231. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004943. Epub 2023 Dec 23.
Various pathologies could lead to occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Here we report the case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with hematochezia and syncope, and was found to have a large bleeding GI stromal tumor incidentally from 99m Tc-RBC scintigraphy. This study was done after negative workup with CT angiography, colonoscopy, and capsule endoscopy for the source of GI bleeding. Final pathology confirmed the mass being a low-grade GI stromal tumor after exploratory laparotomy.
各种病理学变化都可能导致隐匿性胃肠道(GI)出血。在这里,我们报告了一例 73 岁女性患者,其因血便和晕厥就诊,99mTc-RBC 闪烁显像意外发现了一个大的出血性胃肠道间质瘤。在对胃肠道出血的来源进行 CT 血管造影、结肠镜检查和胶囊内镜检查后,该检查无异常。剖腹探查后,最终的病理证实肿块为低度胃肠道间质瘤。