Advances in diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor in the digestive system, with potential malignant tendency.With the change of living habits and the update of instruments and equipments, the morbidity and detection rate of GIST have been increased year by year, attracting much attention.However, its clinical manifestations are not characteristic.At present, primary diagnosis is mainly made by imaging techniques such as CT and MRI, and pathological diagnosis is the gold index.In recent years, with the development of immunohistochemical technology and gene technology, immune markers and gene detection play an increasingly important role in the diagnosis of GIST.This paper reviews the progress of GIST diagnostic techniques.