Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the anal canal: An unusual presentation

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Nigri, Giuseppe R ^a   Dente, Mario ^a   Valabrega, Stefano ^a   Aurello, Paolo ^a   D'Angelo, Francesco ^a   Montrone, Giuseppe ^a   Ercolani, Giorgio ^a   Ramacciato, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; STEM CELL FACTOR;

AGED; ANOPLASTY; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; ANAL CANAL; ANUS TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS NEOPLASMS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947354921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-5-20     Document Type: Article

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