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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in the Cecum of a Horse

Author(s) -

Sarah Stephan,

Sven E. Hug,

M. Hilbe

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in veterinary medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.167

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2090-701X

pISSN - 2090-7001

DOI - 10.1155/2012/301498

Subject(s) - cd117 , interstitial cell of cajal , gist , cd34 , stromal cell , gastrointestinal tract , cecum , pathology , immunohistochemistry , stromal tumor , medicine , mesenchymal stem cell , progenitor cell , biology , stem cell , genetics

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are defined as specific CD117-(Kit, stem cell factor receptor) expressing tumors of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. They are believed to originate from the interstitial pacemaker cells of Cajal (ICC) or their progenitor cells. In horses only a few cases of GISTs are described in the literature. In the present paper the macroscopical, histological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural features of an equine cecal GIST are described

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