Slide Show: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
This slide show features a CT image, and pathology images of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) arising in the stomach using H&E, CD34, and c-Kit staining.
Slide 1: Axial contrast-enhanced CT of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in the fundus of the stomach; source: Jto420, Wikimedia Commons.
Slide 2: Histopathologic image of a GIST arising in the stomach; H&E stain; source: KGH, Wikimedia Commons.
Slide 3: Histopathologic image of a GIST arising in the stomach; CD34 immunostain; source: KGH, Wikimedia Commons.
Slide 4: Histopathologic image of a GIST arising in the stomach; c-Kit immunostain; source: KGH, Wikimedia Commons.
Slide 5: Histopathologic image of a GIST arising in the stomach; H&E stain; source: KGH, Wikimedia Commons.
Slide 6: Intermediate magnification micrograph of a GIST; H&E stain; copyright 2013 Nephron.
Slide 7: High magnification micrograph of a GIST; H&E stain; copyright 2011 Nephron.
Slide 8: GIST involving the wall the stomach (note the intact mucosa); source: Cesar A. Moran, MD.
Slide 9: GIST showing a prominent spindle cell proliferation; source: Cesar A. Moran, MD.
Slide 10: GIST showing more epithelioid features; source: Cesar A. Moran, MD.
Slide 11: Image of a 6.5-cm gastric GIST.
