14 October 2021 : Clinical Research
A Retrospective Study of Postoperative Outcomes in 98 Patients Diagnosed with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Between 2009 and 2019 at a Single Center in Poland
Patryk Zemła1BCDEF*, Anna Stelmach1BEF, Beata Jabłońska2ADE, Dariusz Gołka3E, Sławomir Mrowiec2AEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.932809
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932809
Table 3 Tumor characteristics (division into groups) (n=92*).
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper gastrointestinal tract | Middle gastrointestinal tract | Lower gastrointestinal tract | |
| ** | |||
| 0–1 | 21 (25.61%) | 4 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2–9 | 53 (64.34%) | 3 (37.5%) | 2 (100%) |
| >9 | 8 (9.76%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) |
| Total | 82 | 8 | 2 |
| ≤60 | 30 (36.59%) | 2 (25%) | 1 (50%) |
| >60 | 52 (63.31%) | 6 (75%) | 1 (50%) |
| Total | 82 | 8 | 2 |
| Mean | 56.2 (±47.6) mm | 48.1 (±48.1) mm | 57.5 (±17.7) mm |
| ≤50 | 49/82 (59.76%) | 7/8 (87.5%) | ½ (50%) |
| >50 | 33/82 (40.24%) | 1/8 (12.5%) | ½ (50%) |
| Total | 82 | 8 | 2 |
| * Number of patients; ** mitotic index. | |||