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Relationship between diagnostic imaging features and prognostic outcomes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
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Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis [Acta Biomed] 2019 Apr 24; Vol. 90 (5-S), pp. 9-19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 24. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the most frequent mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract, are a relatively recently described entity. GISTs can occur across any age but are more common in patients older than 50 years. GISTs most commonly are in the stomach (60-70%), followed by the small intestine (20%-30%); they also rarely occur in the abdominal cavity, such as in the mesentery, the omentum and the retroperitoneum. Contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) is the most largely used imaging modality for the localization, characterization and staging of GISTs. All patterns of enhancement on contrast-enhanced MDCT can be seen with GISTs, including hypoenhancing, isoenhancing, and hyperenhancing neoplasms. A lot of prognostication systems have been proposed for the risk stratiļ¬cation of GISTs. This review outlines the relationship between different diagnostic imaging features and prognostic outcomes in GISTs.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2531-6745
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 5-S
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31085970