Population-based incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in Puglia.
Francesco CuccaroMaria Giovanna Burgio Lo MonacoIvan RashidLucia BiscegliaEnrico CaputoAnna MelcarneFernando PalmaMargherita TanzarellaEmma CozziVincenzo CovielloPublished in: Tumori (2020)
Our incidence rates are comparable with those of other international studies and they are located in the medium to high end of the range. The comparisons are affected by a different capacity of the cancer registries to intercept and record GISTs with nonmalignant behavior. Distribution of cases for sex, age groups, sites, and prognostic risk groups are consistent with previous results.