Dramatic regression and bleeding of a duodenal GIST during preoperative imatinib therapy: case report and review

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract. The majority of GISTs is located in the stomach. Only 3-5% of GISTs are located in the duodenum associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding as primary manifestation....

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Autores principales: Hecker, Andreas, Hecker, Birgit, Bassaly, Birgit, Hirschburger, Markus, Schwandner, Thilo, Janßen, Hermann, Padberg, Windried
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2889990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20515511
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-8-47

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2889990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20515511
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-8-47

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