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Desmin expression by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a dog
This report describes the histological and immunohistochemical features of a small intestinal tumor that resembled a human gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GISTs) in a seven-year-old male cross-breed dog. This was unique because of the expression of desmin by the tumor. Grossly, the white-gray tumor measured 8.0 × 4.0 × 6.5 cm and was 760 gram in weight. It was cystic and enveloped the jejunum. ...
متن کاملGastrointestinal stromal tumor
BACKGROUND GISTs are a subset of mesenchymal tumors and represent the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of GI tract. However, GIST is a recently recognized tumor entity and the literature on these stromal tumors has rapidly expanded. METHODS An extensive review of the literature was carried out in both online medical journals and through Athens University Medical library. An extensive literat...
متن کاملRetrovesical gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Primitive mesenchymal gastrointestinal tumors without evidence of differentiation are referred to as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Because gastrointestinal stromal tumors are known for their wide variability in clinical behavior and for the difficulty in determining their malignant potential, numerous studies have been done to define better useful prognostic indicators.1–3 We report a case o...
متن کاملGastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) may be defined as morphologically spindle cell, epithelioid, or occasionally pleomorphic mesenchymal tumours of the gastrointestinal tract that usually express the KIT protein and harbour mutation of a gene that encodes for a type III receptor tyrosine kinase (either KIT or PDGFRA). In Caucasian populations their annual incidence is 10 to 15 cases per mil...
متن کامل[Gastrointestinal stromal tumor].
The author draws attention to rare tumours of the digestive tract, their symptoms, treatment and prognosis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-61