Gastric Stromal Tumor

Gastric Stromal Tumor •Hemissection of the tumor reveals a typical grey-white rubbery fleshlike surface •The yellow areas represent foci of necrosis caused by the large size of the tumor outgrowing its blood supply •Note the thin rim of intact mucosa on the surface of the tumor which has arisen in the muscularis propria (Description By:Martin Nadel, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: UCHC )