This number is noted in a column on the docket sheet list, along with the filing date on which the party or other person filed the document as well as the date of entry (on which the court clerk created the entry in the docket sheet describing the filed document).
GIST is a rare type of sarcoma found in the digestive system, most often in the wall of the stomach. Some GISTS behave in a non cancerous (benign) way. Or they can behave in a cancerous (malignant) way.
Hyperlinked terms are defined in the glossary section of this website. Click the term to see a pop-up definition. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare cancer affecting the digestive tract or nearby structures within the abdomen.GI stromal tumor, or GIST cancer, is a sarcoma.ecause primary GISTs in these locations do not arise directly from the GI tract, they are sometimes called âextragastrointestinalâ stromal tumors (Reith et al, 2000). When a GIST grows in a location where it is not encased in the peritoneal membranes, it is said to be retroperitoneal.