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Molecular biology of gastric cancer.
Seminars in radiation oncology - 1 Apr 2002
El-Rifai Wa'el, Powell Steven M
Abstract excerpt
Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality in the world. Gastric adenocarcinomas account for more than 95% of gastric tumors, whereas gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common neoplasms of the rare gastric mesenchymal tumors. Although the incidence of mid-distal gastric adenocarcinomas is decreasing, the incidence of gastroesophageal junctional tumors and Barrett's...
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