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ecurrence - free<br />
survival<br />
SURGERY. VIII. RECURRENCE - FREE SURVIVAL<br />
FOLLOWING TREATMENT OF PRIMARY GIST<br />
* recurrence - free survival predicted by mitotic <strong>in</strong>dex<br />
1.0<br />
0.75<br />
0.50<br />
0.25<br />
0<br />
0<br />
p = .0001<br />
20 40 60 80<br />
months<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ger et al J Cl<strong>in</strong> Oncol 2002; 20: 3898<br />
≤ 3 mitoses / 30 HPF<br />
> 3 - ≤ 15 mitoses / 30 HPF<br />
> 15 mitoses / 30 HPF