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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in North Africa and the middle east: updates in presentation and management from an 11-year retrospective cohort.

Fadi FarhatMarwa HusseinEman SbaityAbdullah AlsharmKakil RasulSaad KhairallahTarek AssiNiloofar AllahverdiAhmad OthmanJoseph Kattan
Published in: Hospital practice (1995) (2024)
Presentation of GIST in our AfME population is consistent with global reports, being more frequent in patients >50 years old and having the stomach as the most common primary site. Unlike what is usually reported, though, we did have more patients with lymphatic spread of the disease. Despite the global trend and advances in the treatment of GIST according to molecular profile, this is still far to happen in our population given the lack of access to molecular profiles and the high associated cost.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • lymph node
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • emergency department
  • cross sectional
  • electronic health record