Research Article

Pfetin as a Risk Factor of Recurrence in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Table 2

Clinical malignant factors of the 45 gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) cases.

ā€‰ā€‰CasesRecurrence(%) value

Dissemination (tumor explosion)Positive9444.40.088
Negative3638.3

Invasion (other organs)Positive43750.094
Negative4149.8

Damage on operationPositive221000.287
Negative43511.6

Tumor necrosisPositive8112.50.866
Negative37616.2

In clinical malignant factors, dissemination and invasion have a tendency for recurrence.