Two Hundred Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Recurrence Patterns and Prognostic Factors for Survival

• Main Authors: Dematteo, Ronald P., Lewis, Jonathan J., Leung, Denis H. Y., Mudan, Salvinder S., Woodruff, James M., Brennan, Murray F.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2000
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/17; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/1016/viewcontent/20000100s00008p51.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Objective: To analyze the outcome of 200 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who were treated at a single institution and followed up prospectively. Summary Background Data: A GIST is a visceral sarcoma that arises from the gastrointestinal tract. Surgical resection is the mainstay o...