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- Title
Differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal leiomyoma versus gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
- Authors
Kuhlgatz, Jens; Sander, Bjoern; Golas, Mariola Monika; Gunawan, Bastian; Schulze, Thorsten; Schulten, Hans-Jürgen; Wardelmann, Eva; Füzesi, László
- Abstract
Strategies for the diagnosis of tumors arising in the intestinal muscular wall are rapidly evolving. Immunoreactivity for CD117 (KIT) usually supports the diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), but a small subset of GISTs lacks KIT expression. In these cases the differential diagnosis of KIT-negative GIST versus one of their morphological mimics is difficult and bears critical implications for therapeutic management.
- Publication
International journal of colorectal disease, 2006, Vol 21, Issue 1, p84
- ISSN
0179-1958
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00384-004-0730-1