Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Recommendations on diagnosis, therapy and follow-up care in Austria.
Adequate treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) is linked to an interdisciplinary treatment approach. Austrian representatives of medical oncology, surgery, pathology, radiology and gastroenterology have issued this consensus manuscript within the context of currently available and published literature. The paper contains guidelines and recommendations for diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of GIST patients in Austria.
Ploner
Ferdinand
F
Clinical Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
Zacherl
Johannes
J
Wrba
Friedrich
F
Längle
Friedrich
F
Bareck
Evelyne
E
Eisterer
Wolfgang
W
Kühr
Thomas
T
Schima
Wolfgang
W
Häfner
Michael
M
Brodowicz
Thomas
T
D001317:Austria; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*