Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Recent advances in understanding of their biology

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1213-1220

  Miettinen, Markku ^a   Sarlomo Rikala, Maarit ^b   Lasota, Jerzy ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

C kit; Genetics; GIST; Leiomyosarcoma; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; GENE MUTATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; ONCOGENE C KIT; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032884854     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90040-0     Document Type: Article

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