[Epidemiology survey of gastrointestinal stromal tumor in Shanxi Province in 2011].

Objective: To explore the incidence and distribution of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in Shanxi Province.

Methods: Newly diagnosed and suspected GIST cases of Shanxi Province on January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 were collected from medical insurance records and hospital surveys. All specimens were sent to the Department of Pathology at Shanxi Provincial Tumor Hospital for examinations.