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 ...

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 ...

To effectively battle cancer, scientists must study the battlefield. Now, in a recent study published in Nature ...

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 ...

Nearly one in four patients with incurable gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) treated with Gleevec will survive 10 years, a new report outlines. Nine years ago, SWOG researchers confirmed a ...

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 ...