Impact of Tumor Size and Management on Survival in Small Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.
Kristen E RhodinIsabel F DeLauraElizabeth HorneAlex BartholomewThomas C HowellElishama KanuSabran MasoudMichael E LidskyDaniel P NussbaumDan G BlazerPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
While surgical resection and surveillance were associated with similar survival for patients with gastric GISTs < 1 cm, this NCDB analysis suggests that patients with tumor size ≥ 1 cm may benefit from upfront surgical resection. Prospective studies comparing these two approaches and their impact on recurrence-free and disease-specific survival are needed to better align consensus guidelines and recommendations.