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Clinicopathologic characteristics, diagnostic clues, and prognoses of patients with multiple sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a case series and review of the literature.
Diagnostic pathology - 14 May 2020
Shen Yan-Ying, Ma Xin-Li, Yang Lin-Xi, Zhao Wen-Yi, Tu Lin, Zhuang Chun, Ni Bo, Liu Qiang, Wang Ming, Cao Hui
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BACKGROUND: Most sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) occur as solitary tumors, while multiple sporadic GISTs are extremely rare and often misdiagnosed as metastatic GISTs, leading to inappropriate treatment. This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics, diagnostic clues, and prognoses of multiple sporadic GISTs. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients with multiple sporadic GISTs...
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