Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST) in Young Adult (18–40 Years) Patients: A Report from the Dutch GIST Registry

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is a disease of older adults and is dominated by KIT / PDGFR mutations. In children, GIST is rare, predominantly occurs in girls, has a stomach location and generally lacks KIT / PDGFR mutations. For young adults (YA), aged 18 to 40 years, the typical phenotypic and genotypic patterns are unknown. We therefore aimed to describe the clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics of GIST in in YA. YA GIST patients registered in the Dutch GIST Registry (DGR) were included, and data were compared to those of older adults (OA). From 1010 patients in the... Mehr ...