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Genotype and risk of tumour rupture in gastrointestinal stromal tumour.
The British journal of surgery - 1 Jan 2018
Boye K, Berner J-M, Hompland I, Bruland Ø S, Stoldt S, Sundby Hall K, Bjerkehagen B, Hølmebakk T
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BACKGROUND: Tumour rupture is a strong predictor of poor outcome in gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) of the stomach and small intestine. The objective was to determine whether tumour genotype was associated with risk of rupture. METHODS: Rupture was classified according to the definition proposed by the Oslo Sarcoma Group. Since January 2000, data were registered retrospectively for all patients at Oslo...
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