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A c-kit-negative gastrointestinal stromal tumor with a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha mutation.
Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM - 1 Mar 2006
Isaac Jorge C, Willmore Carlynn, Holden Joseph A, Layfield Lester J
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are well-recognized mesenchymal neoplasms of the intestinal tract. A diagnosis of GIST is not always possible using IHC techniques for detection of c-kit. The authors describe a 64-year-old man who presented with an upper abdominal quadrant mass. Histology showed a predominantly epithelioid neoplasm with focal "spindle cell" areas. IHC studies were positive for muscle...
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