Gastrointestinal stroma tumor

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A digestive tract cancer that most often occurs in the stomach or small intestine.

Description

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, also called GIST, is a digestive tract cancer. It starts in special nerve cells in the walls of the digestive organs. This cancer happens most often in the stomach or small intestine.

Overview

Symptoms may include pain or swelling in the belly, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue.

Symptoms

Treatments include surgery and targeted therapy medicines.

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