digestive disorders
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Diagnosis of GISTs
Endoscopy Imaging tests A doctor may use an Endoscopy (a flexible viewing tube) to locate the tumor and do a biopsy (remove a tissue sample for examination under a microscope). To determine whether the cancer has spread to other organs, doctors do a Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Digestive Tract (CT) scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis and endoscopic 