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Characterizing gastrointestinal stromal tumors and evaluating neoadjuvant imatinib by sequencing of endoscopic ultrasound-biopsies.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Aug 2017
Hedenström Per, Nilsson Bengt, Demir Akif, Andersson Carola, Enlund Fredrik, Nilsson Ola, Sadik Riadh
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AIM: To evaluate endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biopsies for the pretreatment characterization of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) to personalize the management of patients. METHODS: All patients with lesions suspected to be GIST who were referred for EUS-sampling at a tertiary Swedish center were eligible for inclusion 2006-2015. During the observational study phase (2006-2011), routine...
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