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Pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Hematology/oncology clinics of North America - 1 Feb 2009
Pappo Alberto S, Janeway Katherine A
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) rarely occur in pediatric patients, but increased recognition of adult GIST has led to better awareness of the existence of this entity in the pediatric population. GIST occurring in pediatric patients has a unique biology and clinical behavior and warrants discussion as an independent entity. The generally accepted definition of pediatric GIST is a tumor that is diagnosed...
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