[Pathology features and management of small-size gastrointestinal stromal tumors].
The incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST) is 1-2 per 100 000. Micro GIST with a size less than 1 cm are found in 3%-35% elderly population. These small-size GIST are usually located in the middle or upper stomach, with gain-function KIT or PDGFRA mutation. In this review, the clinicopathological features and management of these small-size GISTs are discussed.
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. YLH@medmail.com.cn.
Yulong
Y
He
Xinhua
X
Zhang
D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D020796:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha
D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D020796:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha