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Extragastrointestinal stromal tumors of the omentum: review apropos of a case with a novel gain-of-function KIT mutation.
Journal of gastrointestinal cancer - 1 Jan 2009
Dedemadi Georgia, Georgoulis George, Kontopanos Dimitrios, Anagnostou Evangelos, Morphopoulos George, Emile Jean-François, Christopoulos Constantinos
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INTRODUCTION: We describe a case of extragastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGIST) of the omentum harboring a novel KIT mutation and review the literature on omental EGISTs, emphasizing on molecular genetic data. CASE PRESENTATION: A large EGIST arising from the lesser omentum was incidentally diagnosed in a 68-year-old man during emergency laparotomy for intra-abdominal hemorrhage following a car accident. The...
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