A case of endosalpingiosis in the lymph nodes of the mesocolon.

Background: Endosalpingiosis in the lymph nodes of the mesocolon is very rare. We reported a case with appendiceal endometriosis who had endosalpingiosis in the lymph nodes of the mesocolon that was found during laparoscopic ileocecal resection.

Case Presentation: The patient was a 44-year-old woman who had visited a physician for fever, bloody stool, and abdominal pain 1 year earlier.

[A case of multiple metastatic giant rectal GIST successfully treated with surgical intervention after administration of imatinib mesylate].

A 69-year-old man was admitted with difficulty in defecation and urination. CT showed a giant tumor connected with the rectum in the lower pelvic cavity, and also the presence of 4 smooth surfaced tumors, 3 of which were in the abdominal cavity, while the other one was in the left inguinal region. A core needle biopsy was performed in the left inguinal region indicated the presence of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), and we clinically diagnosed this case as having multiple metastatic rectal GISTs.