[Gastrointestinal stromal tumors presenting as pelvic masses].
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) appear in the abdominal cavity in less than 5% of patients. We present two cases of extraintestinal GIST attended in our service and treated with imatinib mesylate. We review the current treatment of these neoplasms with targeted therapies.
Basterretxea Badiola
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Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Donostia, Po. Dr Beguiristain s/n, 20014 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain. lbasterretxea@chdo.osakidetza.net
Arévalo Lobera
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Zapata Morcillo
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Peláez Lorenzo
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Díaz de Corcuera Frutos
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La Casta Muñoa
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Felipo Berlanga
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome