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Reported risk of progressive disease (%)1 of primary gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor by mitotic index and size
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Tumor size |
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| Mitotic index | 0-2 cm | 2-5 cm | 5-10 cm | > 10 cm |
| < 5 per 50 hpf | 0% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10% |
| > 5 per 50 hpf | 0% | 16% | 55% | 86% |
Adapted from reference [6], 2005. Data are based on long-term follow-up of 1765 gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors. 1Defined as metastasis or tumor-related death.
