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And the GIST is: When one has a GIST , think of an association!
Author(s) -
Stratakis Constantine A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.29435
Subject(s) - gist , medicine , stromal cell , stromal tumor , population , genetic predisposition , cancer , association (psychology) , oncology , disease , environmental health , psychology , psychotherapist
Patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors have been found to have other cancers more frequently than expected by chance in a population study. The findings are supportive of a genetic predisposition being more frequent in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, although other reasons cannot be excluded; clinicians need to bear in mind the possible association of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor with another primary cancer.