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. 2011 Nov 29;27(6):689–700. doi: 10.1007/s00384-011-1353-y

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Grossly, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) usually present as round and sharply demarcated submucosal mass lesions throughout the gastrointestinal tract, as in this case, in the wall of the stomach (a). They exhibit a solid, sometimes cystic, fleshy, tan white cut surface with occasional areas of hemorrhage (b) and sometimes ulcerations of the overlying mucosa