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Primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the liver with PDGFRA gene mutation.
Human pathology - 1 Apr 2010
Yamamoto Hidetaka, Miyamoto Yuichi, Nishihara Yunosuke, Kojima Aya, Imamura Masakazu, Kishikawa Keiji, Takase Yukari, Ario Keisuke, Oda Yoshinao, Tsuneyoshi Masazumi
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a mesenchymal tumor with KIT or PDGFRA gene mutation, occurring primarily in the stomach and intestine and rarely outside the digestive tract. KIT-negative tumors with epithelioid cell morphology and PDGFRA mutation represent a minor subset of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Here, we describe a case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the liver of a 70-year-old man. The tumor...
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