The majority of GISTs form in the stomach. Sometimes they form in the small intestine. GISTs in the colon, esophagus, and rectum are much less common. GISTs can be either malignant (cancerous ...

Other places where GISTs may develop include the duodenum and small intestine, the esophagus, the rectum, and the colon. Until the late 1990s, doctors didn’t really understand that GIST was ...

The median patient age was 64 years. The colon was the only organ to have a drop in GIST incidence: 0.2% (95% CI, –1.3 to 0.9%). For all other sites, there were substantial increases in APC ...

as many mesenschymal polyps are encountered in the colon. Although GISTs are among the most common mesenchymal lesions, we will concentrate our discussion on other mesenchymal lesions, some of ...

A new study which focused on gastrointestinal stromal tumors, also called GIST, found that the genetic variations in their disease appear to determine which medications will be most effective.

It accounts for less than 1% of all GI tumors. GISTs differ from other types of GI tumors, such as stomach cancer or colon cancer, as they develop in a different kind of tissue. GISTs are a type ...

Approximately 60% of cases of GIST begin in the stomach, and about 35% of cases begin in the small intestine, with most of the rest found in the esophagus, colon and rectum, with a small amount ...

Laparoscopic wedge resection is recommended for GISTs larger than 4 cm due to higher complete resection rates. Endoscopic resection offers faster recovery and fewer postoperative symptoms, despite ...