August 16, 2023
1. Common metastatic sites of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Because GIST is a neoplastic disease with malignant potential, it also has the risk of metastasis. The metastatic pathway of stromal tumor is different from that of gastric cancer, mainly through blood transmission. Gastric cancer metastases mainly through lymphoid pathway, and there is a certain correlation between the metastasis risk of stromal tumors and the tumor diameter. Stromal tumors in some parts of the intestine have a higher risk of metastasis than stromal tumors in stomach. Stromal cells metastasize through blood. The most common site of GIST metastasis is the liver (about 65%), followed by the peritoneum (about 21%). It can also be metastasized to lymph nodes, bones and lungs.
2, how to get gastrointestinal stromal tumor?
Once you are suspected or told that you have GIST, be sure to keep calm and don't panic too much. Although GIST is a kind of tumor with malignant potential, it is not an incurable disease. Early detection of the disease, and strive for surgical resection, the disease is expected to be effectively controlled and prolong the lives of patients. Even if the condition is more serious when it is found, even if there is organ metastasis, there is no need to worry too much. At present, there are effective antineoplastic drugs such as imatinib and Shunitinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and most patients can be relieved after taking the drugs. even get the opportunity of surgical resection, and get a good treatment effect. So please believe in science, actively cooperate with doctors to adhere to treatment, do not have a disease to apply for medical treatment, superstition what "folk prescription" and delay treatment.
