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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor – An overview [PDF]

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2020
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors but are most common mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract. They are commonly seen in the stomach (60%) and small intestine (30%). GISTs are likely derived from the interstitial cells of Cajal or
Anant Ramaswamy, Vikram Chaudhari, Prabhat Bhargava, Manish Bhandare, Rajiv Kumar, Shailesh V Shrikhande, Vikas Ostwal   +6 more
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors [PDF]

Visceral Medicine, 2018
GI stromal tumors (GISTs) are neoplasms with a varying malignancy potential ranging from virtually indolent tumors to rapidly progressing cancers. GISTs occur throughout the intestinal tract, and most harbor an activating mutation in either KIT or platelet-derived growth factor A ( PDGFRA).
Hohenberger P, Montemurro M, Raut CP, Rutkowski P   +3 more
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[Gastrointestinal stromal tumors]. [PDF]

Annali italiani di chirurgia, 2011
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) account for 1% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms and are the most common mesenchymal tumor of gastrointestinal tract. There are considered to originate fom the intestinal cell of Cajal, an intestinal pacemaker cell, characterized usually express the KIT protein on immunohistochemistry.
Ridolfini, Mp, Cassano, Alessandra, Ricci, Riccardo, Rotondi, Francesco, Berardi, Stefano, Cusumano, Giacomo, Pacelli, Fabio, Doglietto, Gb   +7 more
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors [PDF]

Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2001
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal gut tumors that differ dramatically from other histologically similar neoplasms, such as leimomyomas, leiomyosarcomas (LMS), and neural tumors. Complete surgical removal remains the best current therapy for GISTs, but even major resections are associated with recurrence in approximately 90% of ...
C D, Blanke, B L, Eisenberg, M C, Heinrich   +2 more
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors [PDF]

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2013
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Soon after GIST was recognized as a tumor driven by a KIT or platelet-derived growth factor receptor mutation, it became the first solid tumor target for tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapies.
Markku, Miettinen, Jerzy, Lasota
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Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor resembling a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I (von Recklinghausen's disease): a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is the most frequent nonepithelial tumor found in the gastrointestinal tract. One important clinical problem is that gastrointestinal stromal tumors, especially the extramural growth type, can be difficult to ...
Ohtake Shinji, Kobayashi Noritoshi, Kato Shingo, Kubota Kensuke, Endo Itaru, Inayama Yoshiaki, Nakajima Atsushi   +6 more
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Local resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the second part of duodenum

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2010
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are relatively rare in the duodenum, representing 2-4% of Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
R Kansakar, S Adhikari
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors with Unusual Presentations: Case Series [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2012
Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors; and it may be presented by a variety of manifestations.. Case Presentation: A 56-year-old Egyptian male patient presented with a massive gastrointestinal bleeding with hemodynamic ...
Magdy El-Moghazy, Tarik Ezzat, Tarik Zaher, Mohamed Emara, Mohamed Refaey   +4 more
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar, 2021
Introduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is the most frequent mesenchymal tumor in the digestive tract, causing bleeding and obstruction, with an incidence of 10 to 20 cases per million inhabitants.
Rene Santiago Borges Sandrino, Dioslan Moreno Ruiz, Enia Ramón Musibay, Wilfredo Ernesto Santiesteban Pupo   +3 more
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Simple Scoring Model Based on Enhanced CT in Preoperative Prediction of Biological Risk of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2023
Objective: To construct a simple scoring model for predicting the biological risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumors based on enhanced computed tomography (CT) features.
Yating Wang MS, Genji Bai MS, Hui Zhang MS, Wei Chen PhD   +3 more
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