Extra-abdominal subcutaneous metastasis of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: Report of a case and a review of the literature

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 565-569

  Kroep, Judith R ^a   Bovée, Judith V M G ^a   Van Der Molen, Aart J ^a   Hogendoorn, Pancras C W ^a   Gelderblom, Hans ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; SUNITINIB;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PIPERAZINES; PYRIMIDINES; PYRROLES; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 63849228554     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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