Gastrointestinal stromal tumors can not be cured

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors

are tumors that occur in the mesenchyme of the gastrointestinal tract. If the patient is a primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor, in the early stage of the disease, without cancer cell metastasis, timely surgical resection can usually achieve the goal of clinical cure. The 5-year survival rate is generally about 50%-65%. If the disease is in the middle and late stages, cancer cell metastasis has occurred, especially for patients with recurrence and metastasis, it is often difficult to remove cancer cells from other parts through surgery and generally cannot be cured.