Clinicopathological Features and Surgical Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: State of the Art [chapter]

2022 Gastrointestinal Cancers  
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors, thought to arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal. Almost all GISTs have1mutations in the oncogenic tyrosine protein kinase Note to the Reader: This chapter is part of the book Gastrointestinal Cancers
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