Large intestine, Dedifferentiated gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), IC117

Details
Disease Category
Gender
Age
62 years
Organ System/Discipline
Diagnosis
Dedifferentiated gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST)
Clinical History

Large bowel lesion.

Case Discussion

Key histologic features: As with other GISTs, but pleomorphism; brisk mitoses.

Molecular: +PDGFRA.

NB: Chronic imatinib (see related content for reference).

Image Contributors
Armstrong, S., Dickson, B.

Cite

Armstrong, S., Dickson, B. Large intestine, Dedifferentiated gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), IC117. Digital Laboratory Medicine Library, Dept of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Published . Accessed December 17, 2025. https://dev.dlml.cflabs.ca/image/large-intestine-dedifferentiated-gastrointestinal-stromal-tumour-gist-ic117-lmp96328