Understanding the critical role for surgery in the management of wild-type gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

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Bradford J Kim et al. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017.

. 2017 Nov 15:2:91.

doi: 10.21037/tgh.2017.11.03. eCollection 2017.

¹ Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Surgical Management of Wild-Type Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Report From the National Institutes of Health Pediatric and Wildtype GIST Clinic.
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