Gastrointestinal stromal tumours: An update

Sarcoma

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 133-141

  Saint Aubain De Somerhausen, Nicolas ^a,b   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Leiomyoma; Sarcoma; Small intestine; Stomach; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; STROMA CELL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0032421213     PISSN: 1357714X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13577149877885     Document Type: Article

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