Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: an analysis of 26 cases / 中国基层医药

Objective To explore the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GIST).Methods 26 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors in Ji'an Central People's Hospital from 1998 to 2006 Were retrospectively analyzed.Results All patients received operation.Of them,low malignant GIST wag in 17 eases,high malignant GIST in 9.All patients were follwod-up from 6 to 84 months.4 ofthem had local recurrence and metastasis and 5 eases died.Condusion The diagnosis of GIST Was dimcult because of the lack of clinical features.Final diagnosis should be based on IHC pathology.The main choice of treatment Was operation.Glivee could prolong the life and improve the prognosis of the patients in recurrent and metastatic cases.