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Case Reports
. 2005 Jun;48(3):237-8.

Surgical images: soft tissue. Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the stomach

Henri Vuilleumier  1 , Nermin Halkic
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Case Reports

Surgical images: soft tissue. Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the stomach

Henri Vuilleumier et al. Can J Surg. 2005 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figures

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FIG. 1. Upper gastrointestinal series demonstrates a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) of the antrum.
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FIG. 3. The GIST specimen showing a submucosal polypoid mass and erosions of the mucosa.
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FIG. 2. The GIST is impinging on the anterior gastric wall.
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FIG. 4. Histologically, the GIST is of the spindle cell type (hematoxylin–eosin stain; original magnification х400).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment in

  • Procedure of choice for GIST.
    Kavic S, Park A. Kavic S, et al. Can J Surg. 2005 Oct;48(5):420; author reply 420. Can J Surg. 2005. PMID: 16248148 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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