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Clinical and Morphological Characteristics of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.
Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) - 1 Dec 2023
Munteanu Alexandru, Patrascu Stefan, Bordu Silviu, Laskou Stylianni, Surlin Valeriu, Radu Petre
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Introduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are a rare form of cancer located within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, defined as tumors with spindle, epithelioid, or occasionally pleomorphic cells. They originate in the interstitial cells of Cajal, with the function of "pacemaker" of gastrointestinal motility. Their behavior is dictated by changes in the c-kit/PDGFRA gene, which is often highlighted by...
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