Abdominal Key

Fig. 1 Surgical palliation refers to the use of a procedure with the intention of relieving symptoms, minimizing patient distress, increasing the durability of treatment, improving quality of life, decreasing…

Fig. 1 CT scans in a patient with gastroesophageal junction GIST (red circle) before (a) and after (b) 3 months of neoadjuvant imatinib, showing partial response Fig. 2 PET scans…

GIST subtype Molecular cause Usual age GIST presentation GIST location Pathology of GIST tumors Other cancers and clinical features Familial GIST Germline KIT or PDGFRA mutation 30–40 years Stomach or…

GIST location N Progression rate with full long-term follow-up Size <5 cm Size <5 cm Size >10 cm Size >10 cm <5 mitoses per 50 HPFs >5 mitoses per 50…

Fig. 1 Submucosal mass (1.5 cm) in the cardia viewed on retroflexion Fig. 2 Echoendosonographic image of a hypoechoic 1.5 cm submucosal mass lesion arising from the muscularis propria layer…

Fig. 1 Overall survival for total study population (EORTC 62005) with historical (GIST) controls from EORTC database (From Verweijet et al. [11], 1331; with permission) Following the initial FDA approval…