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Long segmental hyperplasia of interstitial cells of Cajal with giant diverticulum formation.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2013
Xue Liyan, Qiu Tian, Song Ying, Shan Ling, Liu Xiuyun, Guo Lei, Ying Jianming, Zou Shuangmei, Shi Susheng, Polydorides Alexandros D, Zhao Xinming, Lu Ning, Lin Dongmei
Abstract excerpt
Sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) usually form a well-circumscribed mass. In contrast, diffuse interstitial cell of Cajal (ICC) hyperplasia along the Auerbach plexus without a discrete mass may occur in patients with germline mutations in the NF1, c-KIT or PDGFRA genes. However, sporadic, diffuse ICC hyperplasia without c-KIT or PDGFRA mutations has not been reported. We describe herein one such...
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