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Jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor that developed in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report.
Diagnostic pathology - 3 Oct 2023
Nagano Hideki, Ohyama Shigekazu, Sato Atsushi, Igarashi Jun, Yamamoto Tomoko, Kadoya Masumi, Kobayashi Mikiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is known to be associated with the frequent occurrence of unique gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), preferably occurring in the small intestine, with no mutations in the c-kit proto-oncogene or platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha (PDGFRA), with a high tendency for multifocal development, indolent nature, with low proliferation activity and favorable...
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