Abstract:
Objective The present study aimed to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs) of the stomach.
Methods A total of 31 small gastric GIST patients, 10 males and 21 females, with a median age of 58 years old(37~81 years), who underwent surgery at any time from 1999 to 2012 were included in this study.The clinical records of the patients were analyzed retrospectively.
Results Abdominal discomfort and pain(10 cases, 32.3%, respectively) were the two most common complaints among the patients.All patients received surgery, 11 received gastric wedge resection, 11 received subtotal gastroectomy, 5 received laparoscopic gastric wedge resection, and 4 received endoscopic submucosal dissection.No severe adverse complication was observed.A total of 29 patients(93.5%) were followed up.During the follow-up, 2 patients were found to exhibit tumor recurrence, and 1 patient had liver metastases.One patient died of tumor progression, while another died of another malignant tumor.Median progression-free survival(PFS) time was 120.3 months, and median overall survival(OS) time was 130.4 months.
Conclusion Small gastric GISTs have better prognosis.Surgery is the best choice for therapy.Micro-invasive procedures are safe and effective for elective patients.Tumor necrosis, tumor bleeding, and muscle invasion are potential prognostic factors of small gastric GISTs.