Rare case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the anal canal

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 736-738

  Kumar, Madhu ^a   Goel, Madhu ^a   Singh, Devendra ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anal Canal; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; immunohistochemical examination

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANAL CANAL; ANUS NEOPLASMS; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ANAL CANAL; ANUS NEOPLASMS; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RECEPTOR, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 84894454859     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.126476     Document Type: Article

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