Gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting with severe bleeding: A review of the molecular biology

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 462-464

  Towu, E ^a,b   Stanton, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal bleed; GIST

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUODENOSTOMY; DUODENUM TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT;

EID: 33646456033     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1636-5     Document Type: Article

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