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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the anus

Techniques in Coloproctology, 2003
We report a rare case of gastrointestinal tumor of the anus with an unusual presentation as a perianal lipoma. A 65-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of a painless perianal lump clinically resembling a perianal lipoma. Endoanal ultrasonography revealed a 3 x 3 cm2 mass in the intersphincteric plane. Following initial excision of the lesion,
G Y M, Tan, C K, Chong, K W, Eu, P H, Tan   +3 more
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Current Oncology Reports
This review aims to outline the current understanding of the molecular drivers and treatment paradigms of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, with a focus on recent developments in treatment in the advanced disease setting.There have been recent advancements in our understanding of the molecular biology of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, including the ...
Gal, Strauss, Suzanne, George
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Pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2012
Pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare entity that can be quite different from its adult counterpart. This report provides a comprehensive review on the diagnosis and management of this tumor in children and adolescents, including its oncogenesis and associated syndromes.
Katherine A, Janeway, Christopher B, Weldon   +1 more
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RETROVESICAL GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR

Journal of Urology, 2001
Primitive mesenchymal gastrointestinal tumors without evidence of differentiation are referred to as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Because gastrointestinal stromal tumors are known for their wide variability in clinical behavior and for the difficulty in determining their malignant potential, numerous studies have been done to define better useful ...
Y S, Lee, K, Sakamoto, J G, Blaivas, A, Chu   +3 more
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Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Future Oncology, 2013
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) comprise
Rajeev, Rajendra, Seth M, Pollack, Robin L, Jones   +2 more
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Neuroendocrine Tumors

Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2009
Patients with rare gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies can exhibit unique objective and subjective manifestations. This article is a primer for the fundamental understanding of some of these diseases, namely gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET) and therapeutic strategies.Epidemiologic data ...
Carolyn, Grande, Daniel G, Haller
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GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR

2010
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, i.e., GIST is by far the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. GIST has received special clinical attention, because it is one of the first solid tumors treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors as targeted oncological therapy.
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2006
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the most common nonepithelial neoplasms of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, occur most commonly in the stomach. These neoplasms were previously classified as smooth muscle tumors, but it has become apparent that they represent distinct clinicopathologic entities.
Mitchell L, Schubert, Robert, Moghimi
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the prostate

Urology, 2005
We present a unique case of an atypical prostate tumor in a 49-year-old man with acute urinary retention. Digital rectal examination revealed a large prostate with a parenchymal mass on the left side. Radiologic imaging showed a 14.2 x 9.6 x 14.0-cm prostatic mass and multiple liver metastases.
Frank, Van der Aa, Raf, Sciot, Wim, Blyweert, Dieter, Ost, Hendrik, Van Poppel, Allan, Van Oosterom, Maria, Debiec-Rychter, Dirk, De Ridder   +7 more
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Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2008
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare mesenchymal malignancy of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Malignant GISTs were first defined as a separate entity from a collection of nonepithelial malignancies of the GI tract in the 1980s and 1990s based on pathologic and clinical behavior. The discovery of activating KIT mutations as a near-uniform
Matthew T, Hueman, Richard D, Schulick
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