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Surgery for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: State of the Art of Laparoscopic Resection and Surgery for M1 Tumors
Author(s) -
Ulrich Ronellenfitsch,
Peter Hohenberger
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000491799
Subject(s) - medicine , gist , perioperative , lymphadenectomy , laparoscopy , surgery , stromal tumor , general surgery , stromal cell , cancer
The principles of surgery for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) are resection with clear margins without lymphadenectomy, thus enabling organ-preserving resection in many cases. Tumor rupture needs to be avoided, because it entails peritoneal sarcomatosis. Given these preconditions, there is a rationale for laparoscopic resection of primary GIST. In metastatic GIST, surgery cannot achieve cure, but constitutes an important cornerstone of treatment. Resection can be performed either for residual lesions in responding patients, for focally progressive lesions, or as palliative measure in generalized progression.

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