Univariate analysis revealed that male gender, non-gastric origin, larger tumor size, higher mitotic rate, higher risk grade, CD34 negative expression, and adjacent organ involvement contributed to poorer outcome (lower OS and RFS), whereas age and expression of CD117, SMA, and S-100 were not associated with prognosis (see Table 4 and Additional files 1 and 2). Here, KIT is linked to neoplasm.