A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor with liver and bone metastases effectively treated with radiofrequency ablation and imatinib mesylate

Japanese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1274-1279

  Ishikawa, Akihisa ^a   Teratani, Takuma ^b   Ono, Satoshi ^c   Ochiai, Toshihiro ^c   Kakinoki, Nobushige ^c   Kishimoto, Yosuke ^c   Kamoshida, Toshirou ^c   Hirai, Shinji ^c   Oka, Yuji ^a   Shimokama, Tatsuro ^a  

^a Hitachi General Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 33845309992     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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