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[Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach and precursor lesions].
Der Pathologe - 1 Mar 2017
Wardelmann E, Hartmann W, Trautmann M, Sperveslage J, Elges S, Hekeler E, Huss S
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors in the gastrointestinal tract although they are much less frequent than epithelial tumors. In more than 60% of cases they occur in the stomach. Especially small lesions measuring ≤1 cm in diameter, so-called microscopic GIST can occur multifocally, frequently in the proximal stomach wall and sometimes as an incidental finding in...
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