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Submit sites about Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST). A rare form of cancer that develops in the cells of the connective tissue in the digestive system.

GIST develops from the cells of the connective tissues that support the organs of the digestive system. These tumors behave and are treated differently from other types of sarcoma. Also known as Gastrointestinal Tract (GI) Stromal Sarcoma.

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