title: [Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Update and indications for treatment: our experience].
abstract: The gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent 1% among bowel diseases. Their clinical history is unknown, and it seems to develop from muscolar or nervous tissue in the bowel wall. The grade of malignancy is directly correlate to the dimension of tumor and the number of mythosis for field. We report our experience in diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: UOC Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Marino, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellanova
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manfroni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serao
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavaliere
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antonellis
mesh_terms: D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged