Morphology of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Historical perspectives
- 8 November 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 104 (8), 874-881
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.21873
Abstract
About 2/3 of gastrointestinal stromal tumors occur in the stomach and about 1/5 in the small intestine with few in the rectum, colon, and esophagus. Their cells are related to the interstitial cells of Cajal. They differ by site in terms of cell type and growth pattern. Benign and malignant tumors are separated based on their light microscopic appearances, size as measured by innumerable pathologists and assistants and mitotic counts. J. Surg. Oncol. 2011; 104:874–881.This publication has 42 references indexed in Scilit:
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