Gastrointestinal autonomic tumor (GANT) of colon

Colon tumor
Mesenchymal tumors
Gastrointestinal autonomic tumor (GANT) of colon

Author: Raul S. Gonzalez, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 12 October 2016, last major update October 2016

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Definition / general | Additional references

Cite this page: Gastrointestinal autonomic tumor (GANT) of colon. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/colontumorGANT.html. Accessed July 14th, 2017.

Definition / general

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with evidence of neural differentiation ultrastructurally
Term is effectively no longer in use; lesion should be diagnosed as GIST

Additional references

Stanford Surgical Pathology Criteria