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Benign Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor that is characterized by a maximum diameter equal or less than 5 cm (gastric localization), or equal or less than 2… Expand
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C-KIT GeneConnective Tissue CellsConnective and Soft TissueInterstitial Cells of Cajal
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Deletion of Trp‐557 and Lys‐558 in the juxtamembrane domain of the c‐kit protooncogene is associated with metastatic behavior of gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) typically express high levels of the Kit‐receptor. The majority of GISTs carry mutations… Expand
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Endosonographic evaluation of c-kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumor
AbstractBackground: Endosonographic features of c-kit–positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) were compared with those… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
c-kit Mutations in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Occur Preferentially in the Spindle Rather Than in the Epithelioid Cell Variant
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) coexpress CD34 and the Kit tyrosine-kinase receptor (CD117). A subset of GISTs carry gain… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
KIT activation is a ubiquitous feature of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and they are… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor versus intra-abdominal fibromatosis of the bowel wall: a clinically important differential diagnosis.
Intra-abdominal fibromatosis (IAF) is an uncommon benign neoplasm that usually occurs in the mesentery or retroperitoneum and may… Expand
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
DNA sequence copy number changes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: tumor progression and prognostic significance.
To identify genetic changes related to tumor progression and find out diagnostic and prognostic genetic markers in… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Mutations in exon 11 of c-Kit occur preferentially in malignant versus benign gastrointestinal stromal tumors and do not occur in leiomyomas or leiomyosarcomas.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) comprise the largest subset of mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. These… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Familial gastrointestinal stromal tumours with germline mutation of the KIT gene
nature genetics volume 19 august 1998 323 Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumour of the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Different patterns of DNA copy number changes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, leiomyomas, and schwannomas.
It is not uniformly agreed whether gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are phenotypical variants of leiomyomas (cellular… Expand
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors--value of CD34 antigen in their identification and separation from true leiomyomas and schwannomas.
The term "gastrointestinal stromal tumor" (GIST) has been applied to mesenchymal tumors that represent neither typical leiomyomas… Expand
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