Clinico-Pathological Characteristics and Mutational Analysis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors from India: A Single Institution Experience

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 20; no. 10; pp. 3051 - 3055
• Main Authors: Minhas, Sachin, Bhalla, Sunita, Jauhri, Mayank, Ganvir, Madhusudan, Aggarwal, Shyam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thailand West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; DNA Mutational Analysis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - genetics; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - genetics; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology; Humans; India - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Prognosis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit - genetics; India; CD117; Oncology; GIST; Gastric; c-KIT

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common type of mesenchymal neoplasm of gastrointestinal tract. The incidence of GIST in India is not known and its treatment strategy in our country is largely derived from studies in other global populations. Some of the most important features of t...