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Rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors after imatinib resistance: a potential diagnostic pitfall.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2013
Zheng Song, Huang Ke-er, Jia Jing, Li Xin, Tao De-you
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the digestive tract and characterized by expression of protein-tyrosine kinase (KIT) protein. Treatment of advanced GISTs has been improved dramatically following the development of imatinib. Despite the often long-lasting clinical benefit seen in most patients treated with imatinib, many will eventually suffer disease progression....
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