Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: The assessment of malignant potential

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-397

  Nada, R ^a   Vaiphei, K ^a   Singh, R ^a   Wig, J D ^a   Gupta, N M ^a   Banerjee, A K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS INDEX; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; STROMA CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOTIC INDEX; NEOPLASMS, CONNECTIVE TISSUE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0035495905     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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