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Revision as of 16:19, 10 July 2016
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*Large size. | *Large size. | ||
**Often benign if small size. | **Often benign if small size. | ||
*High mitotic rate (for area 5mm | *High mitotic rate (for area 5mm<sup>2</sup>). | ||
*Site - small intestine GISTs worse than stomach GISTs. | *Site - small intestine GISTs worse than stomach GISTs. | ||
Small intestine bad prognosis:<ref name=pmid17090188/> | Small intestine bad prognosis:<ref name=pmid17090188/> | ||
* >5 mitoses/5 mm | * >5 mitoses/5 mm<sup>2</sup> ''or'' size >10 cm. | ||
Stomach bad prognosis:<ref name=pmid17090188/> | Stomach bad prognosis:<ref name=pmid17090188/> | ||
* >5 mitoses/5 mm | * >5 mitoses/5 mm<sup>2</sup> ''and'' size >5 cm. | ||
===Location=== | ===Location=== | ||