title: [Gastrointestinal stromal tumors].
abstract: The paper considers the current aspects of the morphology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). It describes the major signs of different histological types of GIST, which depend on the morphological, immunohistochemical types of interstitial cells of Cajal. Problems in the primary diagnosis and prognosis of GIST are discussed.
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Kit
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Todorov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D056885:Interstitial Cells of Cajal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male