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gastrointestinal stromal tumor
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gastrointestinal stromal tumor
GIST Surgical pathology A nonmucosal GI tumor most common in the stomach Clinical Benign–leiomyoma or malignant–leiomyosarcoma, determined histologically by ↑ mitotic activity and bizarre cells, findings seen in aggressive lesions. See Leiomyoma, Leiomyosarcoma.


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To date, 34 patients are enrolled and, of these patients, one patient with lower esophageal carcinoma experienced a minor response due to tumour shrinkage and two other patients experienced stabilization of their disease (a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) and
 
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