1Department of Forensic Medicine, J J M Medical College, Davangere-577004, Karnataka
2Department of Pathology, J J M Medical College, Davangere-577004, Karnataka
Online published on 28 February, 2012.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumours expressing a protooncogene protein called CD117 detected by immunohistochemistry. GISTs are rare and constitute about 1–3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies, nevertheless they are the commonest type of GI mesenchymal tumours. GISTs are usually discovered as an incidental finding during operation, abdominal imaging or during endoscopy.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs), CD117, Autopsy
