2017 AJCC disease progression in small intestinal GISTs
2017 AJCC disease progression in small intestinal GISTs
Stage
Tumor size (cm)
Mitotic rate
Observed rate of progressive disease
Stage IA
≤5
Low
0 to 4%
Stage II
>5 to 10
Low
24%
Stage IIIA
>10
Low
52%
≤2
High
50%
Stage IIIB
>2 to 5
High
73%
>5 to 10
High
85%
>10
High
90%
AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; GISTs: gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Original figure modified for this publication. Miettinen M, Lasota J. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: pathology and prognosis at different sites. Semin Diagn Pathol 2006; 23:70. Table used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.