title: The incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors is increased in obese individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical College and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Podolsky
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scott Melvin
authors.forename: Azam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Mujjahid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Camacho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies