Author(s)

Lalaina Nomenjanahary¹, Zo Irène Raivoherivony¹, Adriana Tongavelona¹, Randrianjafisamindrakotroka Nantenaina Soa²

¹Department of Pathology, Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona University Hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
²Chairman at the Department of Pathology, Medical School of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare tumor of the digestive tract, but it is the most common of the mesenchymal tumors. The location is often gastric and small intestine. GIST of the appendix is extremely rare. We report one case in a 48-year-old man. He complained of severe pain in the right iliac region. The clinical presentation was typically like acute appendicitis. Abdominal ultrasound was performed and suspected an appendicular abscess. Surgical excision of the appendix was performed and histological diagnosis was “gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the appendix”.

GIST, Appendix, Pathology, Antananarivo

Nomenjanahary, L. , Raivoherivony, Z. , Tongavelona, A. and Soa, R. (2021) Appendicular Abscess Revealing Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Appendix. Open Journal of Pathology, 11, 115-119. doi: 10.4236/ojpathology.2021.114011.