colorectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
MONDO:0006159Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names colorectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor that arises from the colon or rectum. The majority of cases have spindle cell morphology. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the colon are usually advanced upon detection and tend to have a poor prognosis; gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the rectum usually have an aggressive clinical course.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006159), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: colorectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- Also called
- colorectal (colon or rectal) gastrointestinal stromal tumor (gist)colorectal (colon or rectal) gastrointestinal stromal tumour (gist)colorectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (gist)colorectal gastrointestinal stromal tumour (gist)colorectal gist