The term "Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor" GIST was introduced by Mazur and Clark in 1983 1 and was accepted worldwide by the OMS in the international classification of tumors in 1990. It is estimated that the annual incidence of GISTs is 10 to 20 cases per million inhabitants.
El término "tumor del estroma gastrointestinal" GIST: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors fue introducido por Mazur y Clark en 1983 1 y aceptado mundialmente por la OMS en su clasificación internacional de los tumores en 1990.