Figure 1: Diagnostic 18 F-FDG-PET-CT scans of the case patient ... 2 mitosis per 50 high power fields. The tumor was diagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor with a very low risk of ...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare mesenchymal tumors and were among the first solid tumor types for which such a novel treatment (in this case imatinib) became available. The ...

In a retrospective study of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the utility of both laparoscopic wedge resection ... Furthermore, all patients underwent regular postoperative follow ...