Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: natural history and outcomes in the imatinib era

Author(s):  
Armando Peixoto
2011 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. AB225
Author(s):  
Teruko Tomono ◽  
Akira Sawaki ◽  
Kenji Yamao

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A401-A401 ◽  
Author(s):  
D EFRON ◽  
K LILLEMOE ◽  
J CAMERON ◽  
S TIERNEY ◽  
S ABRAHAM ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-14

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract (1%). These tumors express the CD 117 in 95% of cases. The stomach is the preferential localization (70%). Diagnosis is difficult and sometimes late. Progress of imaging has greatly improved the management and the prognosis. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for diagnosis, staging, and treatment follow-up. The increasing recognition of GIST’s histopathology and the prolonged survival revealed some suggestive imaging aspects. Key words: gastro-intestinal stromal tumors; computed tomography; diagnosis


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