Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of small intestine
Definition
A gastrointestinal stromal tumour that arises from the small intestine. It usually affects adults over fifty years of age. The majority of cases have spindle cell morphology. The prognosis depends on the tumour size and the mitotic activity.
Also indexed as
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour involving overlapping sites of small intestineGastrointestinal stromal tumour of Meckel diverticulumGastrointestinal stromal tumour of duodenumGastrointestinal stromal tumour of ileumGastrointestinal stromal tumour of jejunumGastrointestinal stromal tumour of small intestineMalignant GIST - [gastrointestinal stromal tumour] of small intestineMalignant GIST - [gastrointestinal stromal tumour] of the duodenum
Nearby in Gastrointestinal stromal tumour, primary site