Giant extragastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), which were previously classified as benign or malignant smooth muscle tumors, are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. [...]these tumors may arise from mesenchymal elements outside the gastrointestinal tract that can show the phen...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2004-08, Vol.188 (2), p.191-192
Main Authors: Kobayashi, Takashi, Teruya, Masanori, Shimizu, Seiichiro, Nishio, Yosuke, Ito, Akihiko, Kobayashi, Kaoru, Morita, Koji, Kawahara, Masaki, Araki, Syunji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Colon
Female
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - surgery
General aspects
Humans
Medical sciences
Smooth muscle
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
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Summary:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), which were previously classified as benign or malignant smooth muscle tumors, are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. [...]these tumors may arise from mesenchymal elements outside the gastrointestinal tract that can show the phenotype of interstitial cells of Cajal.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.03.006