Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the omentum and mesentery mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis: A case report

Chinese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-58

  Yang, Tzu Hsien ^a   Hwang, Jen I ^b,c,d   Hung, Siu Wan ^b   Wang, Ren Cing ^b   Lee, Tain ^b,c   Tyan, Yeu Sheng ^a,c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Mesentery; Omentum; Peritoneal carcinomatosis

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMATOUS PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MESENTERY TUMOR; OMENTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 33745714211     PISSN: 10188940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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