Research progress of gastrointestinal stromal tumor
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.06.014
- VernacularTitle:青少年胃肠道间质瘤研究进展
- Author:
Yuping ZHU
;
Dechuan LI
;
Zhuo LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Therapy;
Gastrointestinal neoplasms
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2014;41(6):447-450
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is one kind of the most common gastrointestinal tumors derived from the mesenchymal tissue.In most cases,it occurs in adults,while rarely occurs in adolescents.The clinical diagnosis of pediatric GIST can refer to the diagnosis standard of adults GIST,but it pays more attention to genetic diagnosis.The main treatment for pediatric GIST is surgery,but for advanced or unresectable patients,we can adopt imatinib or sutent for targeted therapy according to the results of genetic testing.