Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

The gastrointestnal stromal tumor (GIST) is a gastrointestnal tract tumor, previously known as the group of smooth muscle tumors. By using medical technology improvement, GIST is shown as nonepitelial tumor that can arise along gastrointestnal tract. A patent with gastric disorder had been hospitalized multple tmes is reported. Defnitve diagnosis was delayed due to inappropriate applicaton of imaging diagnostic modalites, and the best treatment for the patent could not be done earlier.