Wild type gastrointestinal stromal tumor (Wt-GIST) | ||
| International Journal of Health Sciences (Egypt) | ||
| Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 30-33 PDF (362.41 K) | ||
| Document Type: Editorial | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijhegy.2023.185504.1002 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mariem A Elfeky; Ola A Harb* | ||
| Pathology | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. The majority are sporadic, solitary tumors that harbor mutually exclusive KIT or PDGFRA gain-of-function mutations.1 The type of mutation in addition to risk stratification corresponds to the biological behavior of GIST and response to treatment. Up to 85% of pediatric GISTs and 10-15% of adult GISTs are devoid of these (KIT/PDGFRA) mutations and are referred to as (wt-GIST)“Wild-type” gastrointestinal stromal tumors and are characterized by the lack of KIT and PDGFRA mutations, Although the pathogenesis is largely unknown, It has been shown that these wt-GISTs are a heterogeneous tumor group with regard to their clinical behavior and molecular profile. Recent advances in molecular pathology helped to further sub-classify the so-called "wt-GISTs". Based on their significant clinical and molecular heterogeneity, wt-GISTs are divided into a syndromic and a non-syndromic (sporadic) subgroup. recent studies have uncovered germline mutations ..... [to be continued]. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Wild Type; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor; Morphology; prognosis | ||
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