Clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment of malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 212-215

  Lin, Fan ^a   Cao, Jie ^a   Gu, Wei Li ^a   Fan, Shao Feng ^a   Li, Kun Ping ^a   Du, Hong ^a   Chen, Guo Qin ^a   Wen, Min Jie ^a   Dai, Li Hua ^a   Lai, Yue Yuan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU FIRST PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Imatinib; Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; IMATINIB; PROTEIN S 100; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; NECROSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84862792641     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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