Preoperative imatinib facilitates complete resection of locally advanced primary GIST by a less inva...
Preoperative imatinib facilitates complete resection of locally advanced primary GIST by a less invasive procedure
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Yang, Weili , Yu, Jiren , Gao, Yuan , Shen, Qianyun , Zhang, Qing , Liu, Xiaosun , Zhao, Zhicheng , Shi, Xiaoxiao , Zhu, Kankai and Ma, Yingchun
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Boston: Springer US
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English
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Boston: Springer US
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Complete resection is the most effective therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Complete resection of locally advanced primary GIST by less invasive procedure is usually difficult at initial diagnosis. Imatinib has been successful in treating locally advanced and metastatic GIST and this report shares the experiences in preoperative u...
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Preoperative imatinib facilitates complete resection of locally advanced primary GIST by a less invasive procedure
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1548634698
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1548634698
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1357-0560,1559-131X
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1559-131X
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10.1007/s12032-014-0133-2