ABSTRACT
Autopsy studies of sarcoid patients have demonstrated that
scattered granulomas in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are not
an unusual finding. Conversely, symptomatic sarcoidosis in
the GI tract is rare and occurs in fewer than 1 percent of cases
(Tinker et al. 1984; Sprague et al. 1984; Chinitz et al. 1985;
Morretti et al. 1993; Fireman et al. 1997). The diagnosis of
gastrointestinal sarcoid can be difficult to make, even in
patients with pre-existing sarcoidosis, and it can be initially
mistaken for malignancy. Case reports provide the bulk of the
evidence.
