Clinical analysis of gastrointestinal stormal tumor:areport of 38 cases / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical and immunohistochemical features,diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST). Methods Clinic and pathological datas of 38 cases with GIST were retrospectively analyzed. Results The most common clinal maifestions were abdominal pain,distention or discomfort in 24 cases(50%), abdominal mass in 10,melena and liematemesis in 8 cases. The tumor was located in the stomach in 20 cases, the small infestine in 14,the colorectum in 4.All the cases underwent operation. Conclusion Endoscopy and imaging examination are main methods to detect GIST. Surgical resection is the main mothod of pathologic diagnosis and treatment.