Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) in children and adolescents: A comprehensive review of the current literature

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1171-1179

  Benesch, Martin ^a   Wardelmann, Eva ^b   Ferrari, Andrea ^c   Brennan, Bernadette ^d   Verschuur, Arnauld ^e  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Carney triad; Children; GIST

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; SUNITINIB; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CARNEY COMPLEX; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FAMILIAL CANCER; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; GENETICS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449719271     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22123     Document Type: Review

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