title: Special considerations in pediatric gastrointestinal tumors.
abstract: Pediatric gastrointestinal tumors are rare in children but are being increasingly recognized. These tumors have distinct biologic and clinical feature that are different from those observed in adults. This review highlights the biological and clinical characteristics of pediatric GIST and provides diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for the management these unique and challenging group of tumors.
authors: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA. alberto.pappo@stjude.org
authors: Alberto S
authors: AS
authors: Pappo
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Janeway
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Laquaglia
authors: Su Young
authors: SY
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male