Endosonographic evaluation of c-kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-307

  Okai, T ^a   Minamoto, T ^a   Ohtsubo, K ^a   Minato, H ^b   Kurumaya, H ^c   Oda, Y ^a   Mai, M ^a   Sawabu, N ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

C kit; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Lobulation; Submucosal tumor

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; COILED BODY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; SUBMUCOSA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MESENCHYMOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT;

EID: 0038616400     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-002-0055-x     Document Type: Article

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