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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…
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C-KIT Gene
Connective Tissue Cells
Connective and Soft Tissue
Interstitial 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
E. Wardelmann
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I. Losen
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+7 authors
S. Merkelbach-Bruse
International Journal of Cancer
2003
Corpus ID: 22015319
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) typically express high levels of the Kit‐receptor. The majority of GISTs carry mutations…
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Endosonographic evaluation of c-kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumor
T. Okai
,
T. Minamoto
,
+5 authors
N. Sawabu
Abdominal Imaging
2003
Corpus ID: 23123014
AbstractBackground: Endosonographic features of c-kit–positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) were compared with those…
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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
E. Wardelmann
,
I. Neidt
,
+5 authors
T. Pietsch
Modern Pathology
2002
Corpus ID: 12381432
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) coexpress CD34 and the Kit tyrosine-kinase receptor (CD117). A subset of GISTs carry gain…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
KIT activation is a ubiquitous feature of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
B. Rubin
,
S. Singer
,
+10 authors
J. Fletcher
Cancer Research
2001
Corpus ID: 15961531
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and they are…
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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.
R. Yantiss
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I. Spiro
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C. Compton
,
A. Rosenberg
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
2000
Corpus ID: 2804489
Intra-abdominal fibromatosis (IAF) is an uncommon benign neoplasm that usually occurs in the mesentery or retroperitoneum and may…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
DNA sequence copy number changes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: tumor progression and prognostic significance.
W. El‐Rifai
,
M. Sarlomo‐Rikala
,
L. Andersson
,
S. Knuutila
,
M. Miettinen
Cancer Research
2000
Corpus ID: 6453412
To identify genetic changes related to tumor progression and find out diagnostic and prognostic genetic markers in…
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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.
J. Lasota
,
M. Jasiński
,
M. Sarlomo‐Rikala
,
M. Miettinen
American Journal of Pathology
1999
Corpus ID: 31030582
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Familial gastrointestinal stromal tumours with germline mutation of the KIT gene
T. Nishida
,
S. Hirota
,
+8 authors
Y. Kitamura
Nature Genetics
1998
Corpus ID: 1181064
nature genetics volume 19 august 1998 323 Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumour of the…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Different patterns of DNA copy number changes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, leiomyomas, and schwannomas.
M. Sarlomo‐Rikala
,
W. El‐Rifai
,
T. Lahtinen
,
L. Andersson
,
M. Miettinen
,
S. Knuutila
Human Pathology
1998
Corpus ID: 8232262
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors--value of CD34 antigen in their identification and separation from true leiomyomas and schwannomas.
M. Miettinen
,
M. Virolainen
,
Maarit-Sarlomo-Rikala
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
1995
Corpus ID: 25389923
The term "gastrointestinal stromal tumor" (GIST) has been applied to mesenchymal tumors that represent neither typical leiomyomas…
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