Table 3 Fletchers's and Miettinen's Classification of GIST tumors: distribution of symptoms, tumor locations, tumor's diameter and surgical procedures in our population study group.

Symptoms

Asymptomatic

2

6

1

0

0.03

6

3

0

0.04

Symptoms

2

12

9

15

13

7

18

Localizations

Gastric

2

13

7

6

17

5

6

Duodenal

0

3

0

0

0

2

1

Jejunal

1

1

0

4

1

1

4

Small bowel

0

1

2

2

0

1

4

Rectal

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

Other localization

0

0

1

1

0

0

2

Maximum diameter

(Mean cm)

2.0

3.5

6.0

15.3

0.01

3.48

4.35

13.33

0.01

Surgical procedures

Elective resection

4

16

9

11

NS

17

9

14

NS

Emercency resection

0

3

1

3

NS

2

1

4

NS