title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis: imaging features with clinicopathologic correlation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical, pathologic, and imaging features of gastrointestinal stromal tumors that occur in patients with neurofibromatosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gastrointestinal stromal tumors that occur in patients with neurofibromatosis commonly originate from the proximal small intestine and are often multiple. The cross-sectional imaging appearance of gastrointestinal stromal tumors that occur in patients with neurofibromatosis is similar to that of gastrointestinal stromal tumors that occur in the general population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Alaska and Fern Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA. levy@afip.osd.mil
authors.forename: Angela D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dow
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miettinen
authors.forename: Leslie H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Sobin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate