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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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