After we review the current literature, surgical extirpation appears to be the treatment of choice due to potential complications, and laparoscopic approach is a feasibily and safe procedure for this pathology up to date.
The poliferative Ki-67 index could represent an excellent predictive factor for survival in patients with c-kit-positive stromal gastrointestinal tumors. Confirmation and an adequate cut-off level should be the main objectives for future prospective studies, mostly focused on the appropriate selection of optimal candidates to imatinib-mesylate-based treatment.
Thirteen patients suffered recurrences (27.7%). Eleven died from disease-related causes. Two-year and 5-year actuarial survival was 80% and 76%, respectively, and the mean survival was 60 months (CI 95% 51.9-69.5). Two-year and 5-year actuarial disease-free survival was 76% and 72% respectively, and the mean disease-free survival was 52 months (CI 95% 43.5-61.1). The score proposed by Fletcher has the greatest sensitivity and specificity in our series to predict overall survival (AUROC = 0.761; SE 0.084, p = 0.009; CI 95% 0.597-0.926) and recurrence (AUROC RECURRENCE = 0.693; SE 0.087, p = 0.042; CI 95% 0.523-0.864) compared with other scores.
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