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In medical oncology, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are a rare tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (1-3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies).
GIST is a form of connective tissue cancer, or sarcoma. GISTs are therefore non-epithelial tumors, separate from more common forms of bowel cancer. 70% occur in the stomach, 20% in the small intestine and less than 10% in the esophagus. Small tumors are generally benign, especially when cell division rate is slow, but large tumors disseminate to the liver, omentum and peritoneal cavity. They rarely occur in other abdominal organs.
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GI: Rare incidence of congestive heart failure in gastrointestinal stromal tumor and other sarcoma patients .. http://bit.ly/3WxKhP
MDLinx (Sandeep Pulim MD) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:45:45 -0000
GI: Rare incidence of congestive heart failure in gastrointestinal stromal tumor and other sarcoma patients .. http://bit.ly/3WxKhP
Rare incidence of congestive heart failure in gastrointestinal stromal tumor and http://tinyurl.com/yz4w32o
TheGivingForest (The Giving Forest) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:28:01 -0000
Rare incidence of congestive heart failure in gastrointestinal stromal tumor and http://tinyurl.com/yz4w32o
American Cancer Society: What Are Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors? - Provides a description of benign and malignant GIST, differences between tumor types, early detection, staging, diagnosis, treatment, and resources.
Cancer Research UK: GIST - Brief description of the rare type of sarcoma called gastrointestinal stromal tumour.
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GIST Support International - Advocates and supports cancer patients dealing with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Provides information, clinical trials, news, and links.
Meta Description: [ GIST Support International (GSI) is dedicated to outreach, eductation and support of GIST patients, their familites and friends. ]
Royal College of Surgeons: Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour - Rare neoplasms located in the small intestine or stomach. They are considered soft tissue sarcoma, but are not always malignant. Article examines the case of a patient with the disease.
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