Gastrointestinal stromal tumor with chondroid differentiation.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract that represent less than 1% of all GI tumors. Here the case of such a tumour that, in addition to the classical features, also displayed chondroid differentiation is reported. Chromosomal abnormalities were also investigated.
Pulcini
Giuseppe
G
Division of General Surgery, Gardone Val Trompia Hospital, Italy.
Villanacci
Vincenzo
V
Rossi
Elisa
E
Gheza
Federico
F
Cervi
Edoardo
E
Ferrari
Alberto Bruno
AB
Cervi
Giancarlo
G
Bassotti
Gabrio
G
D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D018734:Genes, erbB-2; D019942:Genes, p16; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
D066246:ErbB Receptors