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Residual and recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors with KIT mutations: findings at first follow-up CT after imatinib treatment.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology - 1 Aug 2009
Choi Dongil, Yoo Eun Young, Kim Kyoung-Mee, Sohn Tae Sung, Lee Won Jae, Lee Ji Young, Chang Ilsoo
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to correlate findings on the first follow-up CT after treatment with imatinib in patients with residual or recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) with the different types of KIT mutation present at initial resection. CONCLUSION: Residual and recurrent GISTs with KIT mutation of exon 11 deletion more frequently showed both tumor shrinkage and cystic change on...
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