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Spindle Cell Type Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

MedGen UID:
236840
•Concept ID:
C1336056
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Spindle Cell Type GIST

Definition

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor composed of neoplastic spindle cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpindle Cell Type Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Best practices in diagnostic immunohistochemistry: spindle cell neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract.
Turner MS, Goldsmith JD
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009 Sep;133(9):1370-4. doi: 10.5858/133.9.1370. PMID: 19722741
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: differential diagnosis.
Dow N, Giblen G, Sobin LH, Miettinen M
Semin Diagn Pathol 2006 May;23(2):111-9. doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2006.09.002. PMID: 17193824
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: review on morphology, molecular pathology, prognosis, and differential diagnosis.
Miettinen M, Lasota J
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006 Oct;130(10):1466-78. doi: 10.5858/2006-130-1466-GSTROM. PMID: 17090188

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