A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor of ileum preoperatively diagnosed as extrauterine myoma / 대한산부인과학회잡지
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
;
: 158-161, 2002.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-14833
ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of ileum is a rare tumor of gastrointestial tract that arise from primitive mesenchymal cells. GIST occur predominantly in persons over 40 years of age with an equal sex incidence. GIST expresses a heterogenous clinical course and the most important prognostic factors are tumor size, site, degree of mitotic activity, tumor necrosis. We report a case of GIST of ileum, which was misdiagnosed as extrauterine leiomyoma preoperatively.
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Main subject:
Incidence
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
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Ileum
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Leiomyoma
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Myoma
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Necrosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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