Q ) Antral GIST 1cm incidentally found on UGIE. True regarding its management
a) Surgical resection resection of GIST (More questions on GIST here)
b) Endoscopic resection
c) Resection required if EUS suggests irregular border with cystic spaces
d) Endoscopic surveillance, if size >2cm then resect
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GIST are usually found in the stomach (40% to 60%), small intestine (30%), and colon (15%). Clinically they appear in patients older than 50 years.
They generally have an equal male-to-female ratio or a slight male predominance.
They are rarely associated with familial syndromes such as GISTparaganglioma syndrome (Carney triad), neurofibromatosis 1, and von Hippel-Lindau disease, but most develop de novo.