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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: overview of pathologic features, molecular biology, and therapy with imatinib mesylate.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Apr 2004
Koh J S, Trent J, Chen L, El-Naggar A, Hunt K, Pollock R, Zhang W
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. These tumors develop at any site but are most commonly reported in the stomach. They originate from the neoplastic transformation of the intestinal pacemaker cell, the interstitial cell o...
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