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Leiomyoma, Epithelioid

Known as: Epithelioid Cell Type GIST, Epithelioid Cell Type Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Leiomyoblastoma 
A relatively rare smooth muscle tumor found most frequently in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, especially in the stomach. It is similar to… Expand
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2014
2014
MED12 exon 2 mutations in uterine and extrauterine smooth muscle tumors.
Mutations in exon 2 of the MED12 gene have been reported in 50% to 70% of uterine leiomyomas. To determine the frequency of MED12… Expand
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Role of MR imaging of uterine leiomyomas before and after embolization.
Leiomyoma, the most common uterine neoplasm, is composed of smooth muscle with varying amounts of fibrous connective tissue. Most… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Analysis of KIT mutations in sporadic and familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors: therapeutic implications through protein modeling.
PURPOSE Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are characterized by expressing a gain-of-function mutation in KIT, and to a… Expand
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: recent advances in understanding of their biology.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the preferred term for mesenchymal tumors specific for the gastrointestinal tract (60… Expand
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is the designation used here to identify the most common subset of gastrointestinal… Expand
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1993
1993
Neuroectodermal differentiation of the gastrointestinal tumors in the Carney triad. An ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study.
A 16-year-old female with mediastinal paraganglioma and multicentric gastroduodenal "leiomyoblastomas" was thought to have an… Expand
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1990
1990
Endoscopic ultrasonography for the evaluation of smooth muscle tumors in the upper gastrointestinal tract: an experience with 42 cases.
Before surgery, 12 patients with suspected leiomyoma and 12 patients with suspected leiomyosarcoma were studied by endoscopic… Expand
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Myosarcomas of the stomach: natural history, prognostic factors and management.
A retrospective study was made of 41 patients treated for gastric myosarcoma to identify prognostic factors that influence… Expand
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Gastric epithelioid leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma (leiomyoblastoma).
A series of 127 surgical specimens of epithelioid leiomyomatous tumors (leiomyoblastomas) of the gastric wall from the files of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Mesenchymal tumors of the uterus. VI. Epithelioid smooth muscle tumors including leiomyoblastoma and clear-cell leiomyoma: a clinical and pathologic analysis of 26 cases.
Twenty-six cases of atypical smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, including leiomyoblastoma, epithelioid leiomyoma, clear-cell… Expand
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