GI Stromal Tumors
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Association between thymoma and persistent hypothermia: a case report
Introduction The thymus is a small anterosuperior mediastinal organ involved in the processing and maturation of T lymphocytes. The thymus gland...
Long-term Disease Control with Imatinib Treatment in Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours
In 2000, patients with metastatic GIST had only one viable treatment option – surgical resection. This was an appropriate option for a subset...
Imatinib Efficacy in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours
KIT is transmembrane protein that functions as the receptor of the stem cell factor (SCF) and as a tyrosine kinase. Most KIT mutations occur in...
Early Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Resection and Adjuvant Therapy with Imatinib
Epidemiology of GIST The mean age at the time of first diagnosis is 63 years,2 with most patients between 40 and 80 years old.3 Men show slightly...
