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Surgical management of adolescent and young adults with gastrointestinal stromal tumors: it is of value?

  
@article{TGH3947,
	author = {Francis Esposito and Joan Maurel},
	title = {Surgical management of adolescent and young adults with gastrointestinal stromal tumors: it is of value?},
	journal = {Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology},
	volume = {2},
	number = {11},
	year = {2017},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common sarcomas of the gastrointestinal tract and are characterized by constitutive activation of the KIT or PDGFRA receptor tyrosine kinase (1,2). According the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database, the incidence of GIST was 0.32 per 100,000 persons in the United States. The median age was 62 years and primary tumors are located mainly in the stomach (58.7%) and small bowel (31.2%). Up-front surgery is still standard therapy for located GIST (except for located GIST tumors of },
	issn = {2415-1289},	url = {https://tgh.amegroups.org/article/view/3947}
}