Extra luminal colonic gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report
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Extra luminal colonic gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report
INTRODUCTION Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are the commonest mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach and small intestine are the favored sites of occurrence. They rarely occur in the colon, rectum and esophagus. GIST is neoplasm of mesenchymal origin originating from precursors of the interstitial cells of cajal. The symptoms of gastrointestinal stromal tumor depend on t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cases Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-1626
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-7525