Open AccessUnusual presentations, management and outcomes of gastric stromal tumors: a single-center case series
Author(s) -
Alan Askari,
Rory Brittain,
Marwa Hilmi,
Wasim Hajuthman,
Ahmed Z. Al-Bahrani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2020.0540
Subject(s) - medicine , gist , surgery , interquartile range , single center , hazard ratio , laparoscopy , wedge resection , confidence interval , gastrectomy , cancer , stromal cell , resection
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are uncommon mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. This study explores the safety of laparoscopy and the long-term oncological outcome in gastroesophageal GIST treatment.