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[Clinicopathological and molecular features of the gastrointestinal stromal tumor].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 May 2011
Sugai Tamotsu, Uesugi Noriyuki, Yamada Noriyuki, Takahashi Keisuke, Wakabayashi Go, Terashima Masanori, Chiba Toshimi, Suzuki Kazuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)is a serious and predominantly sporadic tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). We attempted to review clinicopathological and molecular findings of GIST. GIST recently has been suggested to originate from the multipotential mesenchymal stem cells. Histologically, GIST is classified into spindle, epithelioid and mixed types. Tumor size, mitotic index, anatomic location and...
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