An unusual site of metastasis from gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. They commonly metastasize within the abdominal cavity, particularly to the liver. Less commonly, metastases can be found in the lung or bone. This report describes the first two cases of metastasis to the left vent...

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Main Authors: Margaret von Mehren, Carolina Cauchi, Jian Q. Yu, Monica Davey, Kristin Edwards, Jonathan C. Trent, Massimo Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-12-01
Series:Rare Tumors
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1957