Gastrointestinal stromal tumor [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2009 GISTs are a subset of mesenchymal tumors and represent the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of GI tract. However, GIST is a recently recognized tumor entity and the literature on these stromal tumors has rapidly expanded.An extensive review of the literature was carried out in both online medical journals and through Athens University Medical library.
Stamatakos, M. +6 more
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Update and Therapeutic Strategies
Avicenna Medical Research, 2023 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) represent a significant clinical challenge due to their resistance to conventional chemotherapy. This study aims to provide an update on the clinical, morphological, pathological, and therapeutic aspects of GISTs ...
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A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Abdominal Wall [PDF]
Modern Medicine, 2022 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rarely encountered in medical practice, developing with predilection in people over 40 years old. Their starting point is found in the digestive tract, and can appear anywhere along it.
Florin BOBIRCA +6 more
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A large gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the duodenum treated by partial duodenectomy with Roux-en-Y duodenojejunostomy: a case report [PDF]
, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors are uncommon and a relatively small subset of gastrointestinal stromal tumors whose optimal surgical procedure has not been well defined.
Abdelmalek Oussaden +5 more
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Laparoscopic resection of gastric GISTs. Where do we stand now? A single-centered experience [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent a rare type of gastrointestinal neoplasms. Resection with negative margins has been established as a mainstay treatment, but laparoscopic resections are still open to debate.
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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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Extra - Intestinal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of Omentum
Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2014 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors, constituting less than 3% of all gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms but are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
S Basnet, A Lakhey
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Role for targeted resection in the multidisciplinary treatment of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor [PDF]
, 2019 The management of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has evolved in the modern era due to the discovery of c-kit mutations and the development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).
Feizpour, Cyrus +4 more
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Unusual appearance of a pendulated gastric tumor : always think of GIST [PDF]
, 2012 Objective. To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with significant cystic changes and to assess the molecular genetic characteristics. Methods.
Anne Hoorens +5 more
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Evaluation of the relationships between computed tomography features, pathological findings, and rrognostic risk assessment in gastrointestinal stromal tumors [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives The aim of this study was to correlate computed tomography (CT) findings with pathology in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Methods A retrospective evaluation of CT images of 44 patients with GISTs was performed.
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