Malignant extragastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as a vaginal mass: Report of an unusual case with literature review

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1169-1172

  Weppler, Eric H ^a,b   Gaertner, E M ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

c kit; CD117; Extragastrointestinal; Imatinib; Malignant; Recto vaginal septum; Stromal; Tumor; Vaginal mass

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; IMATINIB; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AGED; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EXTRAGASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA TUMOR;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; STROMAL CELLS; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 30944442401     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.00269.x     Document Type: Review

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