Surgical treatment in gastrointestinal stromal tumors / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

The treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) has been revolutionized by the molecular targeted therapy, but we still emphasize the importance of how to use surgical principle and skill to treat GIST. In this review, we describe the experience in the treatment of GIST located in esophagus, gastrointestinalinal tract and colorectum. During operation, the surgeon shouldi resect the tumor completely. If the tumor can not to be resected completely, treatment should be managed by imatinib mesylate(Gleevec). Because GISTs seldom appear lymph metastases, it is not necessary to perform lymph node dissection.