Morphology of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Historical perspectives

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 874-881

  Appelman, Henry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

differentiation; frozen section diagnosis; malignant features; stromal tumors

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORPHOLOGY; COLON TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; DUODENUM TUMOR; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TUMOR; REVIEW; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FROZEN SECTIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS;

EID: 80855130384     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21873     Document Type: Review

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