1. Soreide K, Sandvik OM, Soreide JA, Giljaca V, Jureckova A, Bulusu VR. Global epidemiology of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST): a systematic review of population-based cohort studies. Cancer Epidemiol. 2016; 40:39–46.
2. Patel N, Benipal B. Incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in the United States from 2001-2015: a United States cancer statistics analysis of 50 states. Cureus. 2019; 11:e4120.
3. Miettinen M, Sobin LH, Lasota J. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 1765 cases with long-term follow-up. Am J Surg Pathol. 2005; 29:52–68.
4. Urbanczyk K, Limon J, Korobowicz E, Chosia M, Sygut J, Karcz D, et al. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a multicenter experience. Pol J Pathol. 2005; 56:51–61.
5. Stratakis CA, Carney JA. The triad of paragangliomas, gastric stromal tumours and pulmonary chondromas (Carney triad), and the dyad of paragangliomas and gastric stromal sarcomas (Carney-Stratakis syndrome): molecular genetics and clinical implications. J Intern Med. 2009; 266:43–52.
6. Au WY, Ho KM, Shek TW. Papillary renal cell carcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a unique association. Ann Oncol. 2004; 15:843–4.
7. Agaimy A, Wunsch PH, Sobin LH, Lasota J, Miettinen M. Occurrence of other malignancies in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2006; 23:120–9.
8. Wronski M, Ziarkiewicz-Wroblewska B, Gornicka B, Cebulski W, Slodkowski M, Wasiutynski A, et al. Synchronous occurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors and other primary gastrointestinal neoplasms. World J Gastroenterol. 2006; 12:5360–2.
9. Liu YJ, Yang Z, Hao LS, Xia L, Jia QB, Wu XT. Synchronous incidental gastrointestinal stromal and epithelial malignant tumors. World J Gastroenterol. 2009; 15:2027–31.
10. Arnogiannaki N, Martzoukou I, Kountourakis P, Dimitriadis E, Papathanasaki A, Nastoulis E, et al. Synchronous presentation of GISTs and other primary neoplasms: a single center experience. In Vivo. 2010; 24:109–15.
11. Ruka W, Rutkowski P, Nowecki Z, Nasierowska-Guttmejer A, Debiec-Rychter M. Other malignant neoplasms in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Med Sci Monit. 2004; 10:LE13–4.
12. Casali PG, Blay JY, Abecassis N, Bajpai J, Bauer S, Biagini R, et al. Gastrointestinal stromal tumours: ESMO-EURACAN-GENTURIS Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2022; 33:20–33.
13. Corless CL, Fletcher JA, Heinrich MC. Biology of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. J Clin Oncol. 2004; 22:3813–25.
14. Joensuu H, Eriksson M, Sundby Hall K, Hartmann JT, Pink D, Schutte J, et al. One vs three years of adjuvant imatinib for operable gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2012; 307:1265–72.
15. Raut CP, Espat NJ, Maki RG, Araujo DM, Trent J, Williams TF, et al. Efficacy and tolerability of 5-year adjuvant imatinib treatment for patients with resected intermediate- or high-risk primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor: the PERSIST-5 clinical trial. JAMA Oncol. 2018; 4:e184060.
16. Kumar K, Rowsell C, Law C, Ko YJ. Coexistence of gastrointestinal stromal tumour and colorectal adenocarcinoma: two case reports. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2011; 2:50–4.